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Where does “gras” come from?

gras (Norman) comes from Old French cras, 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-.

gras (Norman): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “gras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrasfat
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-—

Words derived from “gras”

  • grasse
  • grâssement
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