English
grill
Grill comes from Middle French gril, from Latin crātīcula ‘gridiron’, and ultimately from crātis ‘wickerwork, framework, grating’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrātis‘wickerwork, framework, grating’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrātīcula‘gridiron’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400greïl
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600gril
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 1898grill
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrātis‘wickerwork, framework, grating’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrātīcula‘gridiron’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400greïl
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600gril
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 1898grill
Earliest quotation: 1898, Rudyard Kipling: “He had grilled in the heat, sweated in the…”
Linked words
through Latin crātīcula ‘gridiron’
through Old French greïl
Today it means
noun A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin crātis / grill