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Where does “grex” come from?

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

grex (Latin): A group of smaller animals: a flock , a pack , a...

Definitions

  1. A group of smaller animals: a flock , a pack , a...

Ancestry of “grex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “grex”

  • congregation
  • aggregate
  • segregation
  • desegregation
  • egregious
  • congregate
  • congregational
  • gregarious
  • segregate
  • segregationist
  • egregiously
  • disaggregate
  • desegregate
  • aggregator
  • aggregative
  • gregariousness
  • resegregation
  • macrosegregation
  • segregative
  • gregariously
  • congregationalism
  • congregationalist
  • microsegregation
  • aggregately
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