Etymology of the English word groper
the English word
groperusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
gropederived from the English word
gripederived from the English word
graspderived from the Low German word
grapsenderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghrebh-derived from the Portuguese word
garupaDate
The earliest known usage of groper in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
