Where does “greige” come from?
greige (English) comes from French grège, from Italian greggio, from Vulgar Latin gregius, from Latin grex, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
greige (English): Unfinished; not fully processed; neither bleached...
Definitions
- Unfinished; not fully processed; neither bleached...
Ancestry of “greige”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | grège | raw; oatmeal |
| 2 | Italian | greggio | raw, unrefined; crude; rough, uncut |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | gregius | — |
| 4 | Latin | grex | A group of smaller animals: a flock , a pack , a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |