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Where does “grège” come from?

grège (French) comes from Italian greggio, from Vulgar Latin gregius, from Latin grex, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

grège (French): raw; oatmeal

Definitions

  1. raw; oatmeal

Ancestry of “grège”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangreggioraw, unrefined; crude; rough, uncut
2Vulgar Latingregius—
3LatingrexA group of smaller animals: a flock , a pack , a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “grège”

  • greige
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