Where does “bolet de greix” come from?

bolet de greix (Catalan) comes from Catalan greix, from Vulgar Latin crassia, 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.

bolet de greix (Catalan): brain mushroom

Definitions

  1. brain mushroom

Ancestry of “bolet de greix”, step by step

bolet de greix traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan greix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangreixgrease; fat
2Vulgar Latincrassia
3Latincrassusdense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;...
4Old Latincartsus
5Proto-Italickartsus
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-sú-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
8Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Catalan de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalandeThe name of the Latin-script letter D; of, from
2Latinof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Catalan bolet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanboletmushroom
2Latinbōlētusporcini, an edible kind of mushroom (the most valued kind)
3Ancient Greekβωλίτηςmushroom, especially champignon
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s