Where does “grece” come from?
grece (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French graisse, from Vulgar Latin grassia, from Latin crassus, from Old Latin cartsus, from Proto-Italic kartsus, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
grece (Anglo-Norman): fat; grease
Definitions
- fat; grease
Ancestry of “grece”, step by step
grece traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French graisse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | graisse | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | grassia | — |
| 3 | Latin | crassus | dense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;... |
| 4 | Old Latin | cartsus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kartsus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥t-sú-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via Vulgar Latin crassia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | crassia | — |