Where does “Groșeni” come from?
Groșeni (Romanian) comes from Romanian Grosu, from Romanian gros, from German Groschen, from Middle High German grosse, from Medieval Latin denarius, from Latin grossus, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-West Germanic graut — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
Ancestry of “Groșeni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Grosu | Renamed to Siliștea in 1964 |
| 2 | Romanian | gros | thick |
| 3 | German | Groschen | groschen; any of a number of coins with a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | grosse | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | denarius | — |
| 6 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 7 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |