Where does “grueso” come from?
grueso (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish gruesso, from Latin grossus, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
grueso (Spanish): thick, fat; wide; width, breadth
Definitions
- thick, fat; wide; width, breadth
Ancestry of “grueso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | gruesso | thick, large |
| 2 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 3 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |