Grossesse etymology

French

French word grossesse comes from French gros (Big, thick, fat. Coarse, rough.), French -esse

Etymology of grossesse

Detailed word origin of grossesse

Dictionary entry Language Definition
gros French (fr) Big, thick, fat. Coarse, rough.
-esse French (fr) -ess (female form) Used to form nouns describing the condition of being something (-ness, -ity, etc.).
grossesse French (fr) Pregnancy.

Words with the same origin as grossesse

Descendants of -esse

sagesse vitesse