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Where does “grullo” come from?

grullo (English) comes from Spanish grullo, from Spanish grulla, from Old Spanish gruya, from Latin grus, from French grue, from Latin grūs, from Latin Antigonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιγόνη — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

grullo (English): A colouring of horses characterized by smoky or...

Definitions

  1. A colouring of horses characterized by smoky or...

Ancestry of “grullo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgrullohaving an ashen color
2Spanishgrullacrane; feminine singular of grullo
3Old Spanishgruya—
4Latingruscrane, a bird also eaten as food; a type of siege...
5Frenchgruecrane; prostitute, hooker
6Latingrūs—
7LatinAntigonē—
8Ancient GreekἈντιγόνηdaughter of Oedipus in Greek legend
9Ancient GreekγόνοςThat which is begotten: child, grandchild,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónh₁osbirth; offspring
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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