Where does “-crasy” come from?
-crasy (English) comes from Ancient Greek κρᾶσις, from Ancient Greek κεράννυμι, from Proto-Hellenic kírnāmi, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
-crasy (English): temperament; constituent pattern
Definitions
- temperament; constituent pattern
Ancestry of “-crasy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κρᾶσις | mixture, compound, union; temperature, climate;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κεράννυμι | I mix, mingle, blend; I temper, cool by mixing; I... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | kírnāmi | to mix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
Words derived from “-crasy”