Where does “chagrin” come from?
chagrin (French) comes from Old French sagrin, from Turkish sağrı, from Ottoman Turkish صاغری, from Proto-Turkic sagrï — croup; rump; sacrum.
chagrin (French): sorrow, grief, chagrin; despondent, woeful;...
Definitions
- sorrow, grief, chagrin; despondent, woeful;...
Ancestry of “chagrin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | sagrin | — |
| 2 | Turkish | sağrı | rump |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | صاغری | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | sagrï | croup; rump; sacrum |
Words derived from “chagrin”