English
grippal
grippe + -al
Formed from grippe + -al
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- ‘to grab, to grasp’
…
Frankish *grīpan
Old French *gripper
French gripper ‘to seize, snatch’
French grippe
English grippe
Today it means
adj Relating to influenza.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / grippal