Where does “grigio” come from?

grigio (Italian) comes from French gris, from Old Occitan gris, from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

grigio (Italian): grey; dismal, murky, sombre; drab

Definitions

  1. grey; dismal, murky, sombre; drab

Ancestry of “grigio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrisgrey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
2Old Occitangris
3Frankishgrīsgrey
4Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

Words derived from “grigio

Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz
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