Where does “gratin” come from?
gratin (English) comes from French gratin, from French gratter, from Middle French gratter, from Old French gratter, from Frankish krattōn, from Proto-Germanic krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
gratin (English): The top crust of a dish, consisting of...
Definitions
- The top crust of a dish, consisting of...
Ancestry of “gratin”, step by step
gratin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French gratin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gratin | gratin; upper crust, elite |
| 2 | French | gratter | to scrub; to scrape; to scratch |
| 3 | Middle French | gratter | — |
| 4 | Old French | gratter | — |
| 5 | Frankish | krattōn | to scratch, scrawl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krattōną | to scratch, scrawl |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gred- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English Latin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Latin | Of or relating to the language spoken in ancient... |
| 2 | Middle English | Latyn | Relating to the Latin language; Relating to the... |
| 3 | Old French | latin | Latin language |
| 4 | Latin | Latīnus | Latin; of or pertaining to Latium, the Latin language, people, or culture |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English greek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | greek | Alternative letter-case form of Greek; To display... |
| 2 | Old English | Grēcas | the Greeks; Greeks |
| 3 | Esperanto | kreko | teal |
| 4 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |