English
graspful
From grasp + -ful.
Formed from grasp + -ful
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- ‘to take, seize, rake’
Proto-Germanic *graipisōną
Proto-West Germanic *graipisōn
Old English *grǣpsian ‘to grab, grasp’
Middle English graspen
English grasp
Today it means
noun The amount one can grasp at one time
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / graspful