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Where does “gruñir” come from?

gruñir (Spanish) comes from Latin grunnio — I grunt.

gruñir (Spanish): to grunt; to growl

Definitions

  1. to grunt; to growl

Ancestry of “gruñir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingrunnioI grunt

Words derived from “gruñir”

  • grunion
  • gruñón
Every word from Latin grunnio →