Where does “gregale” come from?

gregale (English) comes from Italian grecale, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

gregale (English): A strong Mediterranean wind blowing from the...

Definitions

  1. A strong Mediterranean wind blowing from the...

Ancestry of “gregale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrecalenorth-east; gregale
2LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
3Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
4Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖα →Every word from Ancient Greek Γραικός →