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Where does “Graecus” come from?

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

Graecus (Latin): Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...

Definitions

  1. Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...

Ancestry of “Graecus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
2Ancient Greekγραῖα—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “Graecus”

  • Greek
  • Greece
  • greek
  • Greekish
  • greeking
  • Greekless
  • gregale
  • Græcaster
  • Greeks
  • Proto-Greek
  • Neo-Greek
  • Greeklessness
  • Pre-Greek
  • neo-Greek
  • Graecity
  • Indo-Greek
  • Graecitas
  • Graecia
  • Graeca
  • Grecia
  • grecismo
  • grecheggiare
  • Grecia
  • grecizzare
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