grey

/ˈɡɾei/ · B2 · noun · f

flock

🐑 Latin grex, herd: same root as congregation and gregarious

Spanish grey (la grey) comes from Latin grex, gregis: herd, flock. English keeps that root in congregation (a flock gathered together), gregarious (fond of the herd) and segregate (set apart from the flock).

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