Etymology

griseous

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Today it means: Having a gray, mottled appearance Full definition →

Medieval Latin grīseus ← Proto-West Germanic *grīs
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*grīs“grey”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromgrīseus
  3. English todaygriseous

From Medieval Latin grīseus, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs (“grey”) (for which compare French gris and German greis) and -eus.

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