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The word: ORIGIN
Denotes an arising - a derivative of the Latin verb 'oriri' (rise). Also the source for the word 'abort': be born badly.
 

Crocodile:
The Greek krokodrilos is a compound of the words kroke (pebbles) and drilos (worm); a reflection of the crocodile's shape and stone like hide. As the term traveled to the West the "r" was lost with the final Latin version being crocodilus, the base of the current English word since the 16th century.

So tread carefully when hiking along a river bank - that bump up ahead the stone path may be a napping croc.
 

Someone help me with the word disgruntled

Seems disgruntled is not (or un) gruntled
or the gruntle has been removed
of which gruntled seems it should mean what we understand disgruntled to be
 
Gary O' said:
Someone help me with the word disgruntled

Seems disgruntled is not (or un) gruntled
or the gruntle has been removed
of which gruntled seems it should mean what we understand disgruntled to be
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disgruntle (v.)​

"disappoint, offend, throw into a state of sulky dissatisfaction," 1680s, from dis-, here probably meaning "entirely, very," + obsolete gruntle "to grumble, utter a low grunt" (Middle English gruntelen, early 15c.), frequentative of grunt (v.); hence "to complain" (by 1560s). All citations in OED are in the form of the past-participle adjective.

gruntle (v.)
1938, in gruntled "pleased, satisfied," a back-formation from disgruntled. The original verb (early 15c.) meant "to utter a little or low grunt," hence "to murmur, complain" (1560s), but was rare or dialectal by 18c.

Tony
 
Groggy
Adjective: drunk, intoxicated, dizzy.
Derived from Old Grogram - the nick name given to British Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757). Vernon wore a cloak made of grogram, a course fabric which became his trademark. During Admiral Vernon's tenure, it was customary for the Royal Navy to serve its sailors straight (neat) rum. Vernon, on the other hand, served his sailors a concoction of both rum and water which became known as Grog in honor of Old Grogram. It was not much of a leap to go from Grog (noun) to Groggy (adjective).

So there you go - the next time you feel groggy you can think of Old Admiral Grogram and his crew of fellow groggy sailors zig zagging the Seven Seas.
 

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