Where does “lucha grecorromana” come from?

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

lucha grecorromana (Spanish): Greco-Roman wrestling

Definitions

  1. Greco-Roman wrestling

Ancestry of “lucha grecorromana”, step by step

lucha grecorromana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish grecorromano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishgrecorromanoGreco-Roman
2SpanishgrecoGreek, Grecian
3LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
4Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
5Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Spanish Lucha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishLuchafight, fighting, fray
2Latinluctaa wrestling, wrestling match; struggle, fight
3LatinluctorI struggle, wrestle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖαEvery word from Ancient Greek Γραικός