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Where does “grissin” come from?

grissin (Piedmontese) comes from Piedmontese ghersa, from Latin crātis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “grissin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Piedmonteseghersaline, row
2Latincrātis—
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “grissin”

  • grissino
  • grissini
  • grissino
  • grissinificio
  • gressin
  • κριτσίνι
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