Where does “grampus” come from?
grampus (English) comes from Middle English grampas, from Anglo-Norman grampais, from Medieval Latin craspicis, 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.
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Definitions
- The killer whale, "Orcinus orca"; Risso's...
Ancestry of “grampus”, step by step
grampus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English grampas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | grampas | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | grampais | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | craspicis | — |
| 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 |
via Latin crassius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | crassius | nominative neuter singular of crassior;... |