adjective/ɡʁɔ.tɛsk/
farcical (ridiculous); grotesque
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek κρύπτω (krúptō)
Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ)bor.
Latin crypta
Italian grotta
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Vulgar Latin -iscus
Italian -esco
Italian grottescobor.
Middle French grotesque
French grotesque
Inherited from Middle French grotesque (“farcical”), from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave”) + -esco (relational suffix). By surface analysis, grotte + -esque.
noun, masculine/ɡʁɔ.tɛsk/plural: grotesques
grotesqueness
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek κρύπτω (krúptō)
Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ)bor.
Latin crypta
Italian grotta
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Vulgar Latin -iscus
Italian -esco
Italian grottescobor.
Middle French grotesque
French grotesque
Inherited from Middle French grotesque (“farcical”), from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave”) + -esco (relational suffix). By surface analysis, grotte + -esque.