Where does “grille” come from?

grille (Middle High German) comes from Old High German grillo, from Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος — kind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...

grille (Middle High German): cricket

Definitions

  1. cricket

Ancestry of “grille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangrillo—
2Latingrylluscricket, grasshopper; a comic figure
3Ancient Greekγρύλλοςkind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...

Words derived from “grille”

Every word from Ancient Greek γρύλλος →Every word from Latin gryllus →Every word from Old High German grillo →