It comes from the Anglo/French word 'grosser' literally meaning 'a dealer in quantity' and later, by about the 16th Century, coming to mean 'a merchant selling individual items of food'.
the grocer rang up my groceries
Could be Grocer, a dealer in foodstuffs and household supplies
The word 'Grocer' originated from French word- gross ( i ) er which mean whole sale marchent. Its use was begined in 1325-1375.
Grocer is not a shortened form of anything, it is a word in its own right meaning a dealer in dry stores and household necessities
"Grocer" in Spanish is "tendero". It is pronounced "tehn-DARE-oh". Please see the Related link below for confirmation of the translation.
Greengrocer for one.
Onions were scant at the grocer's, again.
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The word "origin" is derived from the French word "origin" and the Latin word "originem," both of which mean, beginning, descent, birth, and rise.
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The Grocer was created in 1862.
The word groceries is a noun. It is the items sold by a grocer.