grêle
French
adj
Definitions
- spindly, lanky
Etymology
Inherited from Old French graisle inherited from Latin gracilis (slender, thin, slim, scanty, lean, meagre, simple, unadorned).
Origin
Latin
gracilis
Gloss
slender, thin, slim, scanty, lean, meagre, simple, unadorned
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
細
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gracilis English
- gracilentus Latin
- gracilipes Latin
- gracilis Latin
- gracilitarsis Latin
- graciliter Latin
- gracile Italian
- gracile French
- grêlon French
- paragrêle French
- grácil Spanish, Castilian
- *kerḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- graisle Old French
- gracil Middle French