Etymology of the English word griot
the English word
griotderived from the French word
griotderived from the French word
gruauderived from the Old French word
gruderived from the Frankish root
*grûtderived from the French word
guirotderived from the Portuguese word
criadoderived from the Portuguese word
criarderived from the Latin word
creare (create, bring into being, make; institute; conjure up; be born; produce, bear fruit; bring about)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-derived from the Late Latin word
creatus (child, offspring; sprung from, begotten by, born of)
derived from the Latin word
creare (create, bring into being, make; institute; conjure up; be born; produce, bear fruit; bring about)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-Date
The earliest known usage of griot in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
