Where does “grillon” come from?

grillon (French) comes from Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος — kind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...

grillon (French): cricket; culinary specialty of the West of...

Definitions

  1. cricket; culinary specialty of the West of...

Ancestry of “grillon”, step by step

grillon traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin gryllus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrylluscricket, grasshopper; a comic figure
2Ancient Greekγρύλλοςkind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...

via French gresillon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgresillon—

via Old French grillet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgrillet—

Words derived from “grillon”

Every word from Ancient Greek γρύλλος →Every word from Latin gryllus →