English
Greekling
From Greek + -ling.
Formed from Greek + -ling
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 little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Greekling