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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 , a pack , a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “grégaire”

  • gregar
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