Where does “gressin” come from?

gressin (French) comes from Piedmontese grissin, from Piedmontese ghersa, from Latin crātis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

gressin (French): breadstick

Definitions

  1. breadstick

Ancestry of “gressin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Piedmontesegrissin—
2Piedmonteseghersaline, row
3Latincrātiswickerwork
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Latin crātis →Every word from Piedmontese ghersa →