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Where does “gril” come from?

gril (French) comes from Middle French gril, from Old French greïl, from Old French graïlle, from Occitan gralha, from Vulgar Latin gracla, from Latin grācula, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

gril (French): grill

Definitions

  1. grill

Ancestry of “gril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgril—
2Old Frenchgreïl—
3Old Frenchgraïllegrate, grating
4Occitangralhacrow
5Vulgar Latingracla—
6Latingrācula—
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-ā—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “gril”

  • grill
  • grilled
  • grille
  • grillwork
  • grillroom
  • griller
  • grillework
  • chargrill
  • ungrilled
  • grillable
  • grillmaster
  • grillsteak
  • grillware
  • grillery
  • nongrilled
  • pregrill
  • grillen
  • grille
  • grill
  • grillen
  • grill
  • grill
  • grill
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