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Where does “gre” come from?

gre (Welsh) comes from Latin gregis, from Latin grex, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

gre (Welsh): stud , flock, herd

Definitions

  1. stud , flock, herd

Ancestry of “gre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingregisgenitive singular of grex
2LatingrexA group of smaller animals: a flock , a pack , a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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