Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “grez” come from?

grez (Old French) comes from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

Ancestry of “grez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
2Proto-Italicgraðus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “grez”

  • grease
  • greaser
  • greasewood
  • greaseproof
  • greasepaint
  • degreaser
  • degrease
  • greaseball
  • greaseless
  • grece
  • greaseboard
  • greasepainted
  • regrease
  • greaselike
  • greaseburger
  • greasest
  • grease-monkey
  • greasebomb
  • greasable
  • greasegrass
  • greaseth
  • ungrease
  • pregrease
  • begrease
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