Etymology

Greece

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Today it means: A country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens. Full definition →

Middle English Grece ← Old French Grece ← Latin Graecia
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΓραικός
  2. Latin · derived fromGraecia
  3. Old French · derived fromGrece
  4. Middle English · inherited fromGrece
  5. English todayGreece

From Middle English Grece, from Old French Grece, from Latin Graecia, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós). Mostly displaced Greekland from Old English Grēcland.

Words from the same roots

Middle EnglishGrece all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.