Borrowed from Old French or Old Occitan, both from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”). Akin to Old High German grīs (“grey”) (German greis) and Dutch grijs (“grey”). More at grizzle. Cognate with Sicilian grisu/griciu.
Esercitati a parlare e a memorizzare " grigio " e molte altre parole e frasi in italiano .