Where does “graisle” come from?

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

graisle (Old French): slim; a type of horn used in battle

Definitions

  1. slim; a type of horn used in battle

Ancestry of “graisle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingracilisslender, slim, thin; meager, scanty, lean;...
2Latingraceō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankerḱ-to wane, become thin; to become thin; to wane; to...

Words derived from “graisle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerḱ- →Every word from Latin graceō →Every word from Latin gracilis →
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