Where does “crassly” come from?
crassly (English) comes from English crass, from Middle English cras, from Old French cras, from Latin crassus, from Old Latin cartsus, from Proto-Italic kartsus, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s, from Proto-Indo-European kert- — to travel, tour.
crassly (English): In a crass manner
Definitions
- In a crass manner
Ancestry of “crassly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crass | coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking... |
| 2 | Middle English | cras | — |
| 3 | Old French | cras | fat |
| 4 | Latin | crassus | dense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;... |
| 5 | Old Latin | cartsus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kartsus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥t-sú-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |