Where does “grețos” come from?
grețos (Romanian) comes from Romanian greață, from Romanian greu, from Late Latin grevis, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
grețos (Romanian): nauseous, nauseated, queasy, sick
Definitions
- nauseous, nauseated, queasy, sick
Ancestry of “grețos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | greață | nausea |
| 2 | Romanian | greu | heavy; hard, difficult |
| 3 | Late Latin | grevis | — |
| 4 | Latin | gravis | heavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |