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Where does “gruma” come from?

gruma (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin gruma, from Latin grumus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵār- — voice, exclamation.

gruma (Italian): tartar, argol; fur, scale; incrustation

Definitions

  1. tartar, argol; fur, scale; incrustation

Ancestry of “gruma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingruma—
2Latingrumuslittle heap of earth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵār-voice, exclamation
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