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==Origin==
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''greal'', ''graal'', from Middle French, bowl, grail, from Medieval Latin ''gradalis''
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''greal'', ''graal'', from Middle French, bowl, grail, from Medieval Latin ''gradalis''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century 12th Century]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century 12th Century]
The word graal, as it is earliest spelled, comes from Old French ''graal'' or ''greal'', cognate with Old Provençal ''grazal'' and Old Catalan ''gresal'', meaning "a cup or bowl of earth, wood, or metal" (or other various types of vessels in different [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occitan Occitan] dialects). The most commonly accepted etymology derives it from Latin ''gradalis'' or ''gradale'' via an earlier form, ''cratalis'', a derivative of ''crater'' or ''cratus'' which was, in turn, borrowed from [[Greek]] ''krater'' (a two-handed shallow cup). Alternate suggestions include a derivative of ''cratis'', a name for a type of woven basket that came to refer to a dish, or a derivative of [[Latin]] ''gradus'' meaning "'by degree', 'by [[stages]]', applied to a dish brought to the table in different stages or services during a meal".
The word graal, as it is earliest spelled, comes from Old French ''graal'' or ''greal'', cognate with Old Provençal ''grazal'' and Old Catalan ''gresal'', meaning "a cup or bowl of earth, wood, or metal" (or other various types of vessels in different [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occitan Occitan] dialects). The most commonly accepted etymology derives it from Latin ''gradalis'' or ''gradale'' via an earlier form, ''cratalis'', a derivative of ''crater'' or ''cratus'' which was, in turn, borrowed from [[Greek]] ''krater'' (a two-handed shallow cup). Alternate suggestions include a derivative of ''cratis'', a name for a type of woven basket that came to refer to a dish, or a derivative of [[Latin]] ''gradus'' meaning "'by degree', 'by [[stages]]', applied to a dish brought to the table in different stages or services during a meal".
