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Where does “grapplement” come from?

grapplement (English) comes from English grapple, from English grab, from English -le, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

grapplement (English): A grappling; close fight or embrace

Definitions

  1. A grappling; close fight or embrace

Ancestry of “grapplement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrappleTo seize something and hold it firmly; To wrestle...
2EnglishgrabTo grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch; To make a...
3English-leA frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating...
4Middle English-el—
5Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
6Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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