Where does “groso” come from?
groso (Galician) comes 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.
groso (Galician): large, big; thick; coarse, harsh, unrefined
Definitions
- large, big; thick; coarse, harsh, unrefined
Ancestry of “groso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | grosso | — |
| 2 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 3 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
Words derived from “groso”