Where does “gregar” come from?

gregar (Romanian) comes from French grégaire, from Latin gregarius, from Latin grex, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

gregar (Romanian): gregarious

Definitions

  1. gregarious

Ancestry of “gregar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrégairegregarious
2Latingregariusof the herd; common
3Latingrexa group of smaller animals: a flock of birds, sheep, etc., a pack of dogs, wolves, etc., a swarm of insects, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Latin grex →Every word from Latin gregarius →