Where does “fenegrek” come from?

fenegrek (Middle English) comes from Old French fenugrec, from Latin foenum-graecum, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

fenegrek (Middle English): Alternative form of fenygreke

Definitions

Alternative form of fenygreke

Ancestry of “fenegrek”, step by step

fenegrek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French fenugrec

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	fenugrec	—
2	Latin	foenum-graecum	Greek hay
3	Latin	Graecus	Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
4	Ancient Greek	Γραικός	Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
5	Ancient Greek	γραῖα	Graea, Boeotia; Greece
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵerh₂-	to grow old, to mature

via Old French fengrec

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	fengrec	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖα →Every word from Ancient Greek Γραικός →