Where does “grêle” come from?
grêle (French) comes from Old French graisle, from Latin gracilis, from Latin graceō, from Proto-Indo-European kerḱ- — to wane, become thin; to become thin; to wane; to...
grêle (French): spindly, lanky; hail; third-person singular...
Definitions
- spindly, lanky; hail; third-person singular...
Ancestry of “grêle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | graisle | slim; a type of horn used in battle |
| 2 | Latin | gracilis | slender, slim, thin; meager, scanty, lean;... |
| 3 | Latin | graceō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kerḱ- | to wane, become thin; to become thin; to wane; to... |
Words derived from “grêle”