Where does “Gruișoara” come from?
Gruișoara (Romanian) comes from Romanian Gruișor, from Romanian grui, from Latin gruem, from Latin grus, from French grue, from Latin grūs, from Latin Antigonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιγόνη — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “Gruișoara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Gruișor | — |
| 2 | Romanian | grui | hill slope; hillock; crane |
| 3 | Latin | gruem | accusative singular of grūs |
| 4 | Latin | grus | crane, a bird also eaten as food; a type of siege... |
| 5 | French | grue | crane; prostitute, hooker |
| 6 | Latin | grūs | crane, sometimes eaten as a delicacy |
| 7 | Latin | Antigonē | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἀντιγόνη | daughter of Oedipus in Greek legend |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γόνος | That which is begotten: child, grandchild,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónh₁os | birth; offspring |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |