Where does “grill” come from?
grill (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan grill, from Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος — kind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...
grill (Catalan): cricket
Ancestry of “grill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Catalan | grill | — |
| 2 | Latin | gryllus | cricket, grasshopper; a comic figure |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γρύλλος | kind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in... |