English
Greekess
From Greek + -ess.
Formed from Greek + -ess
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
Today it means
noun A female Greek.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Greekess