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Etymology of the English word groat

the English word groat
derived from the English word grot
derived from the English word grotty
derived from the English word grotesque
derived from the French word grotte
derived from the Old Italian word grotta
derived from the Latin root *grupta
derived from the Latin word crypta (crypt, underground room for rites; vault)
derived from the Greek word kruptos, κρυπτός (concealed; private)
derived from the Greek word kruptein, κρύπτειν, κρύπτω
derived from the Greek word krupte, κρύπτη (a hidden place; cellar ('crypt'))
derived from the Greek word kruptein, κρύπτειν, κρύπτω
derived from the Greek word kruptein, κρύπτειν, κρύπτω
derived from the Middle Dutch word groot

Date

The earliest known usage of groat in English dates from the 14th century.

Cognates

Dutch groschen, German Groschen, Lithuanian grašis, Polish grosz, Russian грoш, Yiddish groshn

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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