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 of birds, sheep, etc., a pack of dogs, wolves, etc., a swarm of insects, etc
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “gregarine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Latin grex →Every word from Latin gregarius →