Where does “grégaire” come from?

grégaire (French) comes from Latin gregarius, from Latin grex, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

grégaire (French): gregarious

Definitions

  1. gregarious

Ancestry of “grégaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingregariusof the herd; common
2Latingrexa group of smaller animals: a flock of birds, sheep, etc., a pack of dogs, wolves, etc., a swarm of insects, etc
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “grégaire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Latin grex →Every word from Latin gregarius →
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