Where does “grece” come from?
grece (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman grece, from Old French graisse, from Vulgar Latin grassia, from Latin crassus, from Old Latin cartsus, from Proto-Italic kartsus, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s, from Proto-Indo-European kert- — to travel, tour.
grece (Middle English): A step; a part of a staircase or set of stairs; A...
Definitions
- A step; a part of a staircase or set of stairs; A...
Ancestry of “grece”, step by step
grece traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman grece
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | grece | fat; grease |
| 2 | Old French | graisse | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | grassia | — |
| 4 | Latin | crassus | dense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;... |
| 5 | Old Latin | cartsus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kartsus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥t-sú-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via Old French grez
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | grez | — |
| 2 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |
via Old French greis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | greis | — |