Etymology

Grecism

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Today it means: A word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language, especially for literary effect. Full definition →

Middle French grecisme ← Medieval Latin graecismus ← Classical Latin graecus
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  1. Classical Latin · derived fromgraecus
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromgraecismus
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromgrecisme
  4. English todayGrecism

From Middle French grecisme (modern French grécisme), from Medieval Latin graecismus, from Classical Latin graecus + -ismus. Compare Middle English Gryscysme (“Graecismus by Eberhard of Béthune”). Doublet of graecismus.

Words from the same roots

Medieval Latingraecismus all →

graecismus

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