Where does “chagrin” come from?
I appreciate the task, but I need to flag an issue: the chain provided appears to be circular or corrupted (French chagrin repeating with Latin -are fragments), which makes it impossible to construct an accurate etymology statement.
To write responsibly, I would need:
- A clear linear chain showing actual source languages and forms
- The original meanings at each stage
- Clarification of what "Latin -are" represents in this context
Could you provide the complete, verified etymological chain? I won't guess at etymology for something this important to search accuracy.
chagrin (English): Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or...
Definitions
- Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or...
Ancestry of “chagrin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chagrin | sorrow, grief, chagrin; despondent, woeful;... |
| 2 | Old French | sagrin | — |
| 3 | Turkish | sağrı | rump |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | صاغری | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | sagrï | croup; rump; sacrum |
Words derived from “chagrin”