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Where does “garrupa” come from?

garrupa (English) comes from Portuguese garupa, from French croupe, from Old French crope, from Old Norse kroppr, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

garrupa (English): One of several species of California market...

Definitions

  1. One of several species of California market...

Ancestry of “garrupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegaruparump; the back seat of a motorcycle or bicycle
2FrenchcroupeThe part of an animal that corresponds to the...
3Old Frenchcropecroup
4Old Norsekropprbody
5Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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