Where does “Gros” come from?
Gros (German) comes 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.
Gros (German): A gross, 144
Definitions
- A gross, 144
Ancestry of “Gros”, step by step
Gros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French gros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gros | big, thick, fat; coarse, rough; famous |
| 2 | Old French | gros | big; large |
| 3 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 4 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Medieval Latin grossus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | grossus | — |