A blend of Greek + Latin
Ancient Greek Ἕλλην ‘Hellenes’
Ancient Greek Γραικός
Latin Graecus ‘Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek…’
Proto-West Germanic *Krēkō
Old English Grēcas ‘Greeks’
English Greek
Latin Latium ‘the region around Rome’
Latin latīnus
Old French latin ‘Latin language’
Middle English Latyn
English Latin
Today it means
noun A course of study at secondary level in which Ancient Greek and Latin are combined into a single timetabled subject.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
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