Where does “Mato Grosso” come from?
Mato Grosso (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese grosso, from Old Portuguese grosso, from Latin grossus, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
Ancestry of “Mato Grosso”, step by step
Mato Grosso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese grosso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | grosso | dense; thick; viscous; thick; crude; unrefined |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | grosso | — |
| 3 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 4 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |