Where does “grelo” come from?

grelo (Portuguese) comes from Galician grelo, from Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος — kind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...

grelo (Portuguese): sprout; turnip greens; clitoris, clit or clitty

Definitions

  1. sprout; turnip greens; clitoris, clit or clitty

Ancestry of “grelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciangreloshoot, sprout
2Latingrylluscricket, grasshopper; a comic figure
3Ancient Greekγρύλλοςkind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...
Every word from Ancient Greek γρύλλος →Every word from Latin gryllus →Every word from Galician grelo →