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