group
UK[ɡruːp]US[ɡruːp]
n
A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.
v
Put together or place in a group or groups.
Etymology
The word 'group' entered English in the late 17th century from the French 'groupe', which referred to a cluster or bunch. The French term derived from the Italian 'groppo' or 'gruppo', meaning a knot, a cluster, or a military formation. This Italian word likely originated from a Germanic source, such as the Frankish kruppa, meaning a rounded mass, which is related to the modern German 'Kropf' (crop of a bird). The semantic journey moved from a concrete physical lump or knot to the more abstract concept of a collection of people or things considered together.
Analysis
The word 'group' is a simplex loanword from French. It does not contain separable, productive morphemes in modern English.
Examples
The children were divided into small groups for the activity.
You can group these books by author on the shelf.
A group of investors has shown interest in the new technology.