Where does “groupuscular” come from?

groupuscular (English) comes from English groupuscule, from French groupuscule, from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, from Vulgar Latin cruppo, from Renaissance Latin grupus, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

groupuscular (English): Of or pertaining to a groupuscule

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a groupuscule

Ancestry of “groupuscular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgroupusculeA small political group, especially of an...
2Frenchgroupusculegroupuscule small political group
3Frenchgroupegroup
4Italiangruppogroup, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton
5Vulgar Latincruppo
6Renaissance Latingrupus
7Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic kruppaz
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