( NAmE usually Greco- ) / ˈgriːkəʊ-; NAmE -koʊ/ combining form
(in adjectives) Greek
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WORD ORIGIN
from Latin Graecus , Graeci (the name given by the Romans to the people who called themselves the Hellenes), from Greek Graikoi , which according to Aristotle was the prehistoric name of the Hellenes.