Etymology

gratin

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Today it means: The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself. Full definition →

French gratin ← Middle French gratter ← Old French gratter
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gratin · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gred-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*grodnéh₂ti?
  3. Proto-Germanic*krattōną
  4. Frankish*krattōn
  5. Old Frenchgratter
  6. Middle Frenchgratter
  7. Frenchgratter
  8. Frenchgratin
  9. English todaygratin

Borrowed from French gratin.

Gratin · noun2

Blend of Greek + Latin.

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