myEtymology.com: English etymology of grocer

Etymology of the English word grocer

the English word grocer

derived from the Old French word grossier

derived from the Old French word gros

derived from the French word porteur

derived from the Old French word porter

derived from the Latin word portare (carry, bring)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-

derived from the Anglo-Norman word grosser

derived from the Medieval Latin word grossarius

derived from the Latin word grossus (great, large, thick; young, green, immature)

derived from the Old French word grocer

derived from the Medieval Latin word grossarius

derived from the Latin word grossus (great, large, thick; young, green, immature)

The earliest known usage of grocer in English dates from the 15th century.

Word found in Modern English