Where does “grosso” come from?

grosso (Italian) comes 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.

grosso (Italian): big, large; fat; thick

Definitions

  1. big, large; fat; thick

Ancestry of “grosso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grosso”

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