'agrope' originates from Middle English, specifically the word 'agropen,' where 'a-' meant 'in' and 'gropen' meant 'to grope or feel about.'

'agropen' transformed into the modern English word 'agrope' through gradual phonetic changes.

Initially, it meant 'to grope or feel about,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'in a state of groping or searching blindly.'