Where does “grimaçamment” come from?
grimaçamment (French) comes from French grimaçant, from French grimacer, from French grimace, from Middle French grimace, from Old French grimace, from Old French grime, from Frankish grīma, from Proto-Germanic grīmô — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
grimaçamment (French): grimacingly
Ancestry of “grimaçamment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | grimaçant | present participle of grimacer; grimacing |
| 2 | French | grimacer | to grimace |
| 3 | French | grimace | grimace; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Middle French | grimace | — |
| 5 | Old French | grimace | — |
| 6 | Old French | grime | mask |
| 7 | Frankish | grīma | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | grīmô | mask; visor; helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |