Where does “gris” come from?

gris (Old Portuguese) comes from Old French gris, from Vulgar Latin grisus, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

gris (Old Portuguese): grey

Definitions

  1. grey

Ancestry of “gris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgrisgray
2Vulgar Latingrisus—
3Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

Words derived from “gris”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Vulgar Latin grisus →Every word from Old French gris →