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Where does “grisescens” come from?

grisescens (Latin) comes from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

grisescens (Latin): greyish

Definitions

  1. greyish

Ancestry of “grisescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishgrīsgrey
2Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
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