Where does “gras” come from?

gras (French) comes from Old French cras, from Latin crassus, from Old Latin cartsus, from Proto-Italic kartsus, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

gras (French): fat; bold

Definitions

  1. fat; bold

Ancestry of “gras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrasfat
2Latincrassusdense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;...
3Old Latincartsus—
4Proto-Italickartsus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-sú-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
7Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

Words derived from “gras”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s →