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
- brain mushroom
Ancestry of “bolet de greix”, step by step
bolet de greix traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan greix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | greix | grease; fat |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | crassia | — |
| 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 Catalan de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | de | The name of the Latin-script letter D; of, from |
| 2 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |