English
gryllus
Gryllus comes from Latin gryllus ‘comic figure, caricature’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgryllus‘comic figure, caricature’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgryllus‘comic figure, caricature’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Latin gryllus
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin gryllus / gryllus