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Where does “grosa” come from?

grosa (Galician) comes from Galician groso, from Old Portuguese grosso, 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.

grosa (Galician): feminine singular of groso; rasp; gross

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of groso; rasp; gross

Ancestry of “grosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciangrosolarge, big; thick; coarse, harsh, unrefined
2Old Portuguesegrosso—
3Latingrossuscoarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,...
4Old High Germangrōzbig, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse
5Proto-West Germanicgraut—
6Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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