gryllus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- cricket, grasshopper
- (arts) a comic figure
Etymology
Borrowed 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
- grillo Italian
- grelo Spanish, Castilian
- grillo Spanish, Castilian
- γρύλλος Ancient Greek
- grelo Portuguese
- grilo Portuguese
- grillet Old French
- grilo Esperanto
- grill Catalan, Valencian
- grelo Galician
- grilo Galician
- greier Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- grillo Old High German
- grille Middle High German
- grilo Old Portuguese
- ariddu Sicilian
- griddu Sicilian