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Where does “grosso” come from?

grosso (Portuguese) comes 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.

grosso (Portuguese): dense; thick; viscous; thick; crude; unrefined

Definitions

  1. dense; thick; viscous; thick; crude; unrefined

Ancestry of “grosso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegrosso—
2Latingrossuscoarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,...
3Old High Germangrōzbig, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse
4Proto-West Germanicgraut—
5Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “grosso”

  • grosseiro
  • gros
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