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Etymology of the English word group

the English word group
derived from the French word groupe
derived from the Italian word gruppo
derived from the German word kruppa
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *kruppaz

Date

The earliest known usage of group in English dates from the 17th century.

Derivations in English

groupie, groupism, groupoid, playgroup, regroup, semigroup, subgroup, grouped, grouping

Cognates

Dutch groep, French groupe, German Gruppe, Italian gruppo, Lithuanian grupe, Norwegian gruppe, Polish grupa, Russian группа, Spanish grupo, Swedish grupp, Yiddish grupe

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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