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Where does “engrais” come from?

engrais (French) comes from French engraisser, from Latin ingrassiāre, from Latin incrassiare, from Latin crassus, from Old Latin cartsus, from Proto-Italic kartsus, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s, from Proto-Indo-European kert-.

engrais (French): fertilizer

Definitions

  1. fertilizer

Ancestry of “engrais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchengraisserto fatten
2Latiningrassiāre—
3Latinincrassiare—
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-—

Words derived from “engrais”

  • engrais
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