Where does “griva” come from?

griva (Catalan) comes from French grive, from Old French grieu, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

griva (Catalan): mistle thrush

Definitions

  1. mistle thrush

Ancestry of “griva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrivethrush; robin
2Old Frenchgrieu
3LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
4Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
5Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “griva

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖαEvery word from Ancient Greek Γραικός