Where does “grey” come from?
grey (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish grey, from Latin grex, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
grey (Spanish): flock, herd; flock
Ancestry of “grey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | grey | — |
| 2 | Latin | grex | A group of smaller animals: a flock , a pack , a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |