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Where does “ingrassatura” come from?

ingrassatura (Italian) comes from Italian ingrassare, 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-.

ingrassatura (Italian): fattening; greasing, lubrication

Definitions

  1. fattening; greasing, lubrication

Ancestry of “ingrassatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianingrassareto fatten, lard; to get fat; to put on weight; to...
2Italiangrassofat; fatty, greasy; succulent
3Latincrassusdense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;...
4Old Latincartsus—
5Proto-Italickartsus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-sú-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
8Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →