Where does “Grecescu” come from?

Grecescu (Romanian) comes from Sicilian grecu, 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 “Grecescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliangrecuthe Greek language; Hellene, a male Greek person;...
2RomaniangrecGreek; Greek man
3LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
4Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
5Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖαEvery word from Ancient Greek Γραικός
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