Where does “gres” come from?

gres (Romanian) comes from Romanian greși, from Old Church Slavonic грѣшити, from Proto-Slavic grěšiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

gres (Romanian): sandstone

Definitions

  1. sandstone

Ancestry of “gres”, step by step

gres traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian greși

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangreșito err, to do wrong, to mistake; to transgress,...
2Old Church Slavonicгрѣшити
3Proto-Slavicgrěšitito sin
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via French grès

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrèssandstone; stoneware
2Proto-Germanicgreutągrit
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewd-to weep, be sad
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti
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