Greece
/ɡriːs/noun
A country in southeastern Europe and the eastern Mediterranean.
Did you know?The English name ultimately traces to Latin Graeci, a Roman term for the Greeks, while the Greeks have long called their land Hellas and themselves Hellenes.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Γραικοί (Graikoi)
“An early tribal name applied to a Greek-speaking people in some ancient sources”
Classical Latin
Latin
Graeci
“The Romans’ name for the Greeks”
Late Latin
Latin
Graecia
“Greece”
Old French
Old French
Grece
“Greece”
Middle English
English
Grece
“Greece”
Modern English
English
Greece
“The modern country name in English”