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Where does “grillage” come from?

grillage (French) comes from French grille, from English grill, from English griller, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

grillage (French): trellis ; wire netting; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. trellis ; wire netting; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “grillage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrillegate; grate; grid
2EnglishgrillA grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material...
3EnglishgrillerOne who, or that which, grills; Food suitable for...
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-āre—
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “grillage”

  • grillage
  • grillager
  • grillage
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