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Where does “griu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “griu”, 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 “griu”

  • grisú
  • grive
  • grisou
  • grégeois
  • grisoutite
  • grisou
  • grisu
  • grezois
  • grive
  • graïve
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