Where does “grive” come from?
grive (Norman) comes from Old French grieu, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
grive (Norman): song thrush
Ancestry of “grive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | grieu | — |
| 2 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |