English
gregale
Gregale comes from Italian grecale, and goes back to Late Latin graecālis.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEgraecālis
- Italianc. 1300–presentgrecale
- Englishearliest quotation 1963gregale
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEgraecālis
- Italianc. 1300–presentgrecale
- Englishearliest quotation 1963gregale
Earliest quotation: 1963, Thomas Pynchon: “The dog days have ended, the maijstral has ceased…”
Every English word from Late Latin graecālis
Today it means
noun A strong Mediterranean wind blowing from the north-east.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin graecālis / gregale