Where does “novogréčtina” come from?
novogréčtina (Slovak) comes from Slovak gréčtina, from Slovak grécky, from Slovak Grék, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
novogréčtina (Slovak): Modern Greek
Definitions
- Modern Greek
Ancestry of “novogréčtina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | gréčtina | Greek language |
| 2 | Slovak | grécky | Greek |
| 3 | Slovak | Grék | Greek |
| 4 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |