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Where does “grisé” come from?

grisé (French) comes from French griser, from French gris, from Old Occitan gris, from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

grisé (French): gray, grayish; drunk; past participle of griser

Definitions

  1. gray, grayish; drunk; past participle of griser

Ancestry of “grisé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrisergrey; gray out, to make gray or lighter in color...
2Frenchgrisgrey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
3Old Occitangris—
4Frankishgrīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
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