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Where does “grecorromano” come from?

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

grecorromano (Spanish): Greco-Roman

Definitions

  1. Greco-Roman

Ancestry of “grecorromano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishgrecoGreek, Grecian
2LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
3Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
4Ancient Greekγραῖα—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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