Where does “gripal” come from?
gripal (Romanian) comes from French grippal, from English grippe, from French grippe, from French gripper, from Old French *gripper, from Frankish grīpan, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
gripal (Romanian): influenzal
Definitions
- influenzal
Ancestry of “gripal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | grippal | flu; influenzal |
| 2 | English | grippe | Influenza, the flu |
| 3 | French | grippe | influenza; flu; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | French | gripper | to grab, to grasp |
| 5 | Old French | *gripper | — |
| 6 | Frankish | grīpan | to seize; to grab, to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |