Where does “Mato Grosso” come from?
Mato Grosso (English) comes from Portuguese Mato Grosso, from Portuguese grosso, from Old Portuguese grosso, from Latin grossus, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
Ancestry of “Mato Grosso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Mato Grosso | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | grosso | dense; thick; viscous; thick; crude; unrefined |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | grosso | — |
| 4 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 5 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |