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Where does “grus” come from?

grus (Latin) comes from Latin Antigonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιγόνη, from Ancient Greek γόνος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “grus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAntigonē—
2Ancient GreekἈντιγόνηdaughter of Oedipus in Greek legend
3Ancient GreekγόνοςThat which is begotten: child, grandchild,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónh₁osbirth; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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