Where does “Grecești” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Grecești”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomaniangrecGreek; Greek man
2LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
3Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
4Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “Grecești

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