Etymology of the English word gregarine
the English word
gregarinederived from the Latin word
Gregarinaderived from the Classical Latin word
gregarius (of, belonging to rank and file)
derived from the Late Latin word
grex (flock, herd; crowd)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ger-Date
The earliest known usage of gregarine in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
