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Where does “Grece” come from?

Grece (Old French) comes from Latin Graecia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Grece”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGraecia—
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Grece”

  • Greece
  • Grece
  • 그리스
  • Grezois
  • ग्रीस
  • กรีซ
  • Grêce
  • গ্ৰীচ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →