Where does “graecitas” come from?

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

graecitas (Latin): Greek the Greek language

Definitions

  1. Greek the Greek language

Ancestry of “graecitas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “graecitas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖαEvery word from Ancient Greek Γραικός