Reconstruction:Latin/gruo

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewH- (“to rush in, attack”). Cognate with Ancient Greek χράω (khráō, “to attack, inflict”), Lithuanian griáuti (“to destroy”), griū́ti (“to crumble”).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

*gruere

  1. to rush

Derived terms

  • congruō (“to unite, correspond, agree”)
  • ingruō (“to attack, assail”)

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “-gruō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 274
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