Where does “gorilă” come from?

gorilă (Romanian) comes from Romanian Gore, from Romanian Grigore, from Romanian Grigorie, from Greek Γρηγόριος, from Koine Greek Γρηγόριος.

gorilă (Romanian): gorilla

Definitions

  1. gorilla

Ancestry of “gorilă”, step by step

gorilă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Gore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianGore—
2RomanianGrigore—
3RomanianGrigorie—
4GreekΓρηγόριος—
5Koine GreekΓρηγόριος—

via French gorille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgorillegorilla; goon
2Latingorilla—
3Ancient GreekΓόριλλαιa tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe...
Every word from Koine Greek Γρηγόριος →Every word from Greek Γρηγόριος →Every word from Romanian Grigorie →