Where does “grivette” come from?

grivette (French) comes from French grive, from Old French grieu, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

grivette (French): Grivette breed of sheep

Definitions

Grivette breed of sheep

Ancestry of “grivette”, step by step

grivette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French grive

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	grive	thrush; robin
2	Old French	grieu	—
3	Latin	Graecus	Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
4	Ancient Greek	Γραικός	Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
5	Ancient Greek	γραῖα	Graea, Boeotia; Greece
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵerh₂-	to grow old, to mature

via French gris

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	gris	grey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
2	Old Occitan	gris	—
3	Frankish	grīs	grey
4	Proto-Germanic	grīsaz	grey; terrible; frightening

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖα →Every word from Ancient Greek Γραικός →