Where does “grossus” come from?

grossus (Latin) comes 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.

grossus (Latin): coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,...

Definitions

  1. coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,...

Ancestry of “grossus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grossus”

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