Where does “gorgorão” come from?
gorgorão (Portuguese) comes from French gourgouran, from English grogram, from French gros-grain, from French grain, from Old French grain, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm — to grow old, to mature.
gorgorão (Portuguese): grosgrain
Ancestry of “gorgorão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gourgouran | grogram |
| 2 | English | grogram | A strong, rough fabric made up of a mixture of... |
| 3 | French | gros-grain | grosgrain |
| 4 | French | grain | grain; a small amount, a bit; squall,... |
| 5 | Old French | grain | grain |
| 6 | Latin | grānum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | grānom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |