Where does “grisy” come from?
grisy (English) comes from English grise, from English gree, from Middle English gre, from Old French gré, from Latin grātum, from Latin grātus, from Proto-Italic grātos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós — to express approval; praise; to elevate.
grisy (English): Grim, grisly; Grey; grizzled
Definitions
- Grim, grisly; Grey; grizzled
Ancestry of “grisy”, step by step
grisy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English grise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grise | A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree |
| 2 | English | gree | One of a flight of steps; A stage in a process; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | gre | A step, gree or rung; a part of a staircase or... |
| 4 | Old French | gré | pleasure, goodwill; will; step |
| 5 | Latin | grātum | — |
| 6 | Latin | grātus | pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | grātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥Htós | praised |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |
via English gris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gris | — |