Where does “grossissement” come from?
grossissement (French) comes from French grossir, from French gros, from Old French gros, from Latin grossus, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
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Ancestry of “grossissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | grossir | to increase, to make larger; to plump up; to put... |
| 2 | French | gros | big, thick, fat; coarse, rough; famous |
| 3 | Old French | gros | big; large |
| 4 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 5 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |