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Where does “gregarine” come from?

gregarine (English) comes from Latin gregarius, from Latin grex, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

gregarine (English): Any of various sporozoan protozoans that are...

Definitions

  1. Any of various sporozoan protozoans that are...

Ancestry of “gregarine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingregariusof the herd; common
2LatingrexA group of smaller animals: a flock , a pack , a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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