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Where does “grassy ass” come from?

grassy ass (English) comes from Spanish gracias, from Spanish gracia, from Latin grātia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

grassy ass (English): Eye dialect spelling of gracias

Definitions

  1. Eye dialect spelling of gracias

Ancestry of “grassy ass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgraciasthank you; thanks; plural of gracia
2Spanishgraciagrace, charm; mercy; good humor
3Latingrātia—
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →