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Where does “grignoter” come from?

grignoter (French) comes from French -oter, from Middle French -oter, from Old French -oter, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.

grignoter (French): to nibble; to snack

Definitions

  1. to nibble; to snack

Ancestry of “grignoter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-oterForming verbs from other verbs, with a diminutive...
2Middle French-oter—
3Old French-oter—
4French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
5English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
6Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
7Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
8Latin-āre—
9Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
10Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
13Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “grignoter”

  • grignotage
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