Where does “grisou” come from?
grisou (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese grisu, from French grisou, from French grégeois, from French -ois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
grisou (Portuguese): Obsolete spelling of grisu
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of grisu
Ancestry of “grisou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | grisu | firedamp |
| 2 | French | grisou | firedamp |
| 3 | French | grégeois | Greek, Grecian; Of or from Grèges |
| 4 | French | -ois | Used to form adjectives related to a particular... |
| 5 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | — |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |