gramatisc-cræft, m.n: the art of grammar. (GRA-ma-tish-KRAFT / ˈgɹa-ma-tɪʃ-ˌkɹæft)
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gramatisc-cræft, m.n: the art of grammar. (GRA-ma-tish-KRAFT / ˈgɹa-ma-tɪʃ-ˌkɹæft)
Old English Wordhord 
Isn’t “grammar” Greek? Did this come in with the Romans then? Hmm.
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I was wondering, too, but it’s good to be reminded that other languages have always influenced English (naturally) even before the major political upheavals gave us “formal” developments in the history of the language.
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Yes, gramatisc-cræft came from Latin (ars) grammatica.
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