Where does “mistigris” come from?

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

mistigris (French): plural of mistigri

Definitions

  1. plural of mistigri

Ancestry of “mistigris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmistigricat, malkin; Jack of Clubs
2Frenchgrisgrey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
3Old Occitangris—
4Frankishgrīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →Every word from Old Occitan gris →