Where does “becgròs” come from?
becgròs (Catalan) comes from Catalan bec, from Latin beccus, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
becgròs (Catalan): large-beaked
Definitions
- large-beaked
Ancestry of “becgròs”, step by step
becgròs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan bec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | bec | beak, bill |
| 2 | Latin | beccus | beak, bill |
| 3 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 4 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Catalan gros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | gros | big, large |
| 2 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 3 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |