grilo

Galician

noun

Definitions

cricket (insect)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin gryllus (cricket, grasshopper) derived from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (comic figure, performer in an Egyptian dance, caricature, Egyptian dance performer, painted caricature).

Origin

Ancient Greek

γρύλλος

Gloss

comic figure, performer in an Egyptian dance, caricature, Egyptian dance performer, painted caricature

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*grīll(i)us Latin
gryllus Latin
grillo Italian
grillo Spanish, Castilian
γρύλλος Ancient Greek
grilo Esperanto
grill Catalan, Valencian
grelo Galician
greier Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
grillo Old High German
grilo Old Portuguese
ariddu Sicilian
griddu Sicilian

grelo