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Where does “grilletto” come from?

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

grilletto (Italian): trigger; clitoris; Diminutive of grillo

Definitions

  1. trigger; clitoris; Diminutive of grillo

Ancestry of “grilletto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrillocricket; whim, fancy; shackle
2Latingrylluscricket, grasshopper; a comic figure
3Ancient Greekγρύλλοςkind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...
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