Where does “grilo” come from?
grilo (Esperanto) comes from Italian Grillo, from Sicilian Agriḍḍu, from Sicilian griddu, from Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος — kind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...
grilo (Esperanto): cricket
Definitions
- cricket
Ancestry of “grilo”, step by step
grilo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian Grillo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Grillo | cricket |
| 2 | Sicilian | Agriḍḍu | dieretic spelling |
| 3 | Sicilian | griddu | cricket |
| 4 | Latin | gryllus | cricket, grasshopper; a comic figure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γρύλλος | kind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in... |