Where does “grec” come from?
grec (Romanian) comes from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
grec (Romanian): Greek; Greek man
Ancestry of “grec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “grec”