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

  1. grison; greater grison, Galictis vittata

Ancestry of “grisoni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrisonA small, carnivorous South American mammal, of...
2Old Frenchgrisgray
3Vulgar Latingrisus—
4Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

Words derived from “grisoni”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Vulgar Latin grisus →Every word from Old French gris →