Where does “grogós” come from?

grogós (Catalan) comes from Catalan ós, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.

grogós (Catalan): yellowish

Definitions

  1. yellowish

Ancestry of “grogós”, step by step

grogós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan ós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanósbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos—

via Catalan groc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangrocyellow
2Latincrocuscrocus, saffron
3Ancient Greekκρόκοςsaffron, "Crocus sativus"; saffron; yolk
Every word from Proto-Italic *orsos →Every word from Latin ursus →Every word from Catalan ós →