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Where does “gregō” come from?

gregō (Latin) comes from Latin grex, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “gregō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingrexA group of smaller animals: a flock , a pack , a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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