Where does “lagrel” come from?

lagrel (Mauritian Creole) comes from French grêle, from Old French graisle, from Latin gracilis, from Latin graceō, from Proto-Indo-European kerḱ- — to wane, become thin; to become thin; to wane; to...

lagrel (Mauritian Creole): hail

Definitions

  1. hail

Ancestry of “lagrel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrêlespindly, lanky; hail; third-person singular...
2Old Frenchgraisleslim; a type of horn used in battle
3Latingracilisslender, slim, thin; meager, scanty, lean;...
4Latingraceō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankerḱ-to wane, become thin; to become thin; to wane; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerḱ- →Every word from Latin graceō →Every word from Latin gracilis →