Where does “grenouille” come from?
grenouille (French) comes from Middle French grenouille, from Old French renoille, from Vulgar Latin ranucula, from Latin rāna, from Latin -ario — dative/ablative neuter singular of -ārium;...
grenouille (French): frog
Definitions
- frog
Ancestry of “grenouille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | grenouille | — |
| 2 | Old French | renoille | frog |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ranucula | — |
| 4 | Latin | rāna | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ario | dative/ablative neuter singular of -ārium;... |