Where does “grisoni” come from?
grisoni (Finnish) comes from English grison, from Old French gris, from Vulgar Latin grisus, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.
grisoni (Finnish): grison; greater grison, Galictis vittata
Definitions
- grison; greater grison, Galictis vittata
Ancestry of “grisoni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | grison | A small, carnivorous South American mammal, of... |
| 2 | Old French | gris | gray |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | grisus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grīsaz | grey; terrible; frightening |
Words derived from “grisoni”