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

grulla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Spanish gruya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishgruya—
2Latingruscrane, a bird also eaten as food; a type of siege...
3Frenchgruecrane; prostitute, hooker
4Latingrūscrane, sometimes eaten as a delicacy
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

via Old Spanish grua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishgrua—

Words derived from “grulla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνος →