Where does “gregarious” come from?

Gregarious comes from Latin gregarius, derived from Latin grex meaning flock or herd, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ger-.

gregarious (English): Describing one who enjoys being in crowds and...

Definitions

  1. Describing one who enjoys being in crowds and...

Ancestry of “gregarious”, 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 “gregarious”

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