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.

grampus (English): The killer whale, "Orcinus orca"; Risso's...

Definitions

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgrampas
2Anglo-Normangrampais
3Medieval Latincraspicis
4Latincrassusdense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;...
5Old Latincartsus
6Proto-Italickartsus
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-sú-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
9Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Latin crassius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrassiusnominative neuter singular of crassior;...

Words derived from “grampus

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-