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Where does “grezois” come from?

grezois (Old French) comes from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

grezois (Old French): Greek; Greek language

Definitions

  1. Greek; Greek language

Ancestry of “grezois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-oisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “grezois”

  • grisú
  • grisou
  • grégeois
  • grisoutite
  • grisou
  • grisu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →