Where does “grevist” come from?

grevist (Romanian) comes from French gréviste, from French grève, from Vulgar Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.

grevist (Romanian): striker

Definitions

  1. striker

Ancestry of “grevist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrévistestriker, someone on strike
2Frenchgrèvebank of a river; shore, strand
3Vulgar Latingravasecond-person singular present active imperative...
4Gaulishgrawa—
5Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic grāwā →