Greek
English
/ɡɹiːk/
proper noun
Definitions
- The language of the Greek people, spoken in Greece, Cyprus and other Greek communities.
- The writing system used in writing the Greek language.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English Grēcas (Greeks) inherited from *krēk derived from Latin graecus, Graecus.
Origin
Latin
graecus, Graecus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Greek alphabet English
- Greeker English
- Greekesque English
- Greekess English
- Greekification English
- Greekify English
- Greekize English
- Greekland English
- Greekless English
- Greeklessness English
- Greeklike English
- Greekling English
- Greekly English
- Greekness English
- Indo-Greek English
- Neo-Greek English
- Pre-Greek English
- Proto-Greek English
- alphabet English
- land English
- neo-Greek English
- Graecus Latin
- graecus Latin
- graecus, Graecus Latin
- Grieche German
- Griechenland German
- griechisch German
- Griek Dutch, Flemish
- Griekenland Dutch, Flemish
- Grieks Dutch, Flemish
- Γραικός Ancient Greek
- Crecas Old English
- Grēcas Old English
- Greclond Middle English
- กรีก Thai
- griec Middle Dutch
- chreah Old High German
- grikki Faroese
- krieche Middle High German
- Griich Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *krēk gmw-pro
- Mgiriki Swahili
- Ugiriki Swahili