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

Definitions

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	Graea, Boeotia; Greece
4	Proto-Indo-European	ǵerh₂-	to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “grec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖα →Every word from Ancient Greek Γραικός →