LL-L "Etymology" 2003.02.04 (02) [E/French]

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From: Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2003.02.03 (02) [A/E]

> From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Etymology
> I am fairly confident that _grimas_, _Grimasse_, _grimace_ etc. are French
loans.

My "Robert Étymologique" gives:

GRIMACE:

1. (pop).XIVe s. : altération par substitution  de suff.
"grimuche", XIIIe s. désignaton ironique d'une idole païenne;
frq. "*grima" "masque"
GRIMACER, XVe s.
GRIMACIER, XVIe s.

2. GRIMAUD XIVe s. , Ã  l'origine nom propre, issue de la base "*grima" -> le
précéd.; devenu nom commun sous l'influence de GRIMOIRE.

3. SE GRIMER, GRIMAGE XIXe s : dér. de GRIME, XVIIIe s, théâtre, "rôle de
vieillard ridicule", tiré de grimace, d'abord dans l'expression "faire la
grime" XVIIe s. "faire la moue".

Regards,
Roger

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