Where does “grongo” come from?
grongo (Italian) comes from Latin conger, from Ancient Greek γόγγρος, from Proto-Indo-European geng- — lump.
grongo (Italian): conger eel
Ancestry of “grongo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | conger | conger eel |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γόγγρος | tubercular disease in olive-trees |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | geng- | lump |