Etymology Explorer › Norman

Where does “engrais” come from?

engrais (Norman) comes from French engrais, from French engraisser, from Latin ingrassiāre, from Latin incrassiare, from Latin crassus, from Old Latin cartsus, from Proto-Italic kartsus, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s.

engrais (Norman): fertilizer

Definitions

  1. fertilizer

Ancestry of “engrais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchengraisfertilizer
2Frenchengraisserto fatten
3Latiningrassiāre—
4Latinincrassiare—
5Latincrassusdense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;...
6Old Latincartsus—
7Proto-Italickartsus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-sú-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
10Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—
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