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Where does “Grék” come from?

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

Grék (Slovak): Greek

Definitions

  1. Greek

Ancestry of “Grék”, 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 “Grék”

  • Grékyňa
  • grécky
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