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Where does “grulla” come from?

grulla (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish gruya, from Latin grus, from French grue, from Latin grūs, from Latin Antigonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιγόνη, from Ancient Greek γόνος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

grulla (Spanish): crane; feminine singular of grullo

Definitions

  1. crane; feminine singular of grullo

Ancestry of “grulla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishgruya—
2Latingruscrane, a bird also eaten as food; a type of siege...
3Frenchgruecrane; prostitute, hooker
4Latingrūs—
5LatinAntigonē—
6Ancient GreekἈντιγόνηdaughter of Oedipus in Greek legend
7Ancient GreekγόνοςThat which is begotten: child, grandchild,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónh₁osbirth; offspring
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “grulla”

  • grullo
  • grullo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →