English
Groși
Groși comes from Romanian Grosu ‘personal name’, from grosul ‘definite nominative/accusative singular of gros’, and ultimately from Latin grossus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrossus
- Romanianc. 1500–presentgros‘thick’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentgrosul‘definite nominative/accusative singular of gros’definite form of gros
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentGrosu‘personal name’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentGroși
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrossus
- Romanianc. 1500–presentgros‘thick’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentgrosul‘definite nominative/accusative singular of gros’definite form of gros
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentGrosu‘personal name’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentGroși
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin grossus
Today it means
name Various villages in Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin grossus / Groși