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Etymology of the English word greengrocer

the English word greengrocer
derived from the English word grocer
derived from the Old French word grossier
derived from the Old French word gros
derived from the French word porteur
derived from the Old French word porter
derived from the Latin word portare (carry, bring)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-
derived from the Anglo-Norman word grosser
derived from the Medieval Latin word grossarius
derived from the Latin word grossus (great, large, thick; young, green, immature)
derived from the Old French word grocer
derived from the Medieval Latin word grossarius
derived from the Latin word grossus (great, large, thick; young, green, immature)
derived from the English word green
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghrē-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *gro-




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