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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

  1. large, big; thick; coarse, harsh, unrefined

Ancestry of “groso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “groso”

  • grosa
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