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Where does “grossetto” come from?

grossetto (Italian) comes from Italian grosso, 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.

Ancestry of “grossetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrossobig, large; fat; thick
2Latingrossuscoarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,...
3Old High Germangrōzbig, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse
4Proto-West Germanicgraut—
5Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “grossetto”

  • grossetto
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