Where does “griddle” come from?
Griddle comes from Anglo-Norman gredil, from Old French greil, from Old French graille, from Latin craticula, diminutive of cratis, from Proto-Indo-European krtis and kert-, meaning to weave or intertwine.
griddle (English): A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which...
Definitions
- A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which...
Ancestry of “griddle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gridil | An iron grate or grid |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | gredil | Alternative form of greil |
| 3 | Old French | greïl | grill (usually metal mesh suitable for being exposed to fire) |
| 4 | Old French | graïlle | grate, grating |
| 5 | Occitan | gralha | crow |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | gracla | — |
| 7 | Latin | grācula | (female) jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |