Where does “grigione” come from?

grigione (Italian) comes from English grison, from Old French gris, from Vulgar Latin grisus, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

grigione (Italian): grison

Definitions

  1. grison

Ancestry of “grigione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrisonA small, carnivorous South American mammal, of...
2Old Frenchgrisgray
3Vulgar Latingrisus—
4Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Vulgar Latin grisus →Every word from Old French gris →