Latin

crātis

‘wickerwork, framework, grating’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin crātis.

5 English words in this record descend from Latin crātis, most familiar first.

• grill ← gril ← gril ← greïl ← crātīcula
• gridiron ← gridirne ← gredire ← gridil ← gredil
• creel ← crele ← *creille ← crāticula
• graticule ← grātīcula ← crāticula
• craticular ← craticula

Etymograph / Latin crātis