Where does “grease” come from?
Grease derives from Middle English grece, from Old English græs, from Old French gré, from Latin gratum, from Latin gradi, from Proto-Indo-European gʰredʰ-, gʷr̥Htós, and kert-.
grease (English): Animal fat in a melted or soft state; Any oily or...
Definitions
- Animal fat in a melted or soft state; Any oily or...
Ancestry of “grease”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Grece | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | craisse | — |
Words derived from “grease”