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Where does “grecale” come from?

grecale (Italian) comes from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

grecale (Italian): north-east; gregale

Definitions

  1. north-east; gregale

Ancestry of “grecale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
2Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
3Ancient Greekγραῖα—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “grecale”

  • gregale
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