Where does “groin” come from?

groin (French) comes from Old French groign, from Late Latin grunium, from Latin grunnīre.

groin (French): the snout of the pig

Definitions

  1. the snout of the pig

Ancestry of “groin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgroign—
2Late Latingruniumsnout
3Latingrunnīre—
Every word from Latin grunnīre →Every word from Late Latin grunium →Every word from Old French groign →