Greek

Origin: , variant of Crēcas, from , from of uncertain origin, perhaps derived from the toponym Γραῖα or from other Paleo-Balkanic forms from a tribal name Graii. Greek in any case has the cognate Γραικός, the mythological ancestor of the Graecians. Germanic cognates include , . The ⟨g⟩ in English and Germanic cognates was restored under influence from and classical . The adjective dates to 14th-century Middle English, replacing and earlier . In reference to fraternities and sororities, a clipping of earlier Greek-letter in reference to their usual names being initialisms of mottos in the Greek lang. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).