Where does “grasse” come from?

grasse (Italian) comes from Italian grasso, 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.

grasse (Italian): feminine plural of grasso

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of grasso

Ancestry of “grasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrassofat; fatty, greasy; succulent
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
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-
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