Where does “griller” come from?
griller (English) comes from English grill, from French gril, from Middle French gril, from Old French greïl, from Old French graïlle, from Occitan gralha, from Vulgar Latin gracla, from Latin grācula.
griller (English): One who, or that which, grills; Food suitable for...
Definitions
- One who, or that which, grills; Food suitable for...
Ancestry of “griller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grill | A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material... |
| 2 | French | gril | grill |
| 3 | Middle French | gril | — |
| 4 | Old French | greïl | grill (usually metal mesh suitable for being exposed to fire) |
| 5 | Old French | graïlle | grate, grating |
| 6 | Occitan | gralha | crow |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | gracla | — |
| 8 | Latin | grācula | (female) jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |