Where does “grippe-sou” come from?
grippe-sou (French) comes from French gripper, from Old French *gripper, from Frankish grīpan, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
grippe-sou (French): a penny pincher, scrooge
Definitions
- a penny pincher, scrooge
Ancestry of “grippe-sou”, step by step
grippe-sou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French gripper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gripper | to grab, to grasp |
| 2 | Old French | *gripper | — |
| 3 | Frankish | grīpan | to seize; to grab, to grasp |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via French sou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sou | sou; money; cash; cent |
| 2 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |