Where does “greggio” come from?
greggio (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin gregius, from Latin grex, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
greggio (Italian): raw, unrefined; crude; rough, uncut
Definitions
- raw, unrefined; crude; rough, uncut
Ancestry of “greggio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | gregius | — |
| 2 | Latin | grex | A group of smaller animals: a flock , a pack , a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “greggio”