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 (of horses), flock, herd

Definitions

  1. stud (of horses), flock, herd

Ancestry of “gre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingregisgenitive singular of grex
2Latingrexa group of smaller animals: a flock of birds, sheep, etc., a pack of dogs, wolves, etc., a swarm of insects, etc
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Latin grex →Every word from Latin gregis →