Where does “Crascì” come from?
Crascì (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian Craxi, from Byzantine Greek κρασίον, from Ancient Greek κρᾶσις, from Ancient Greek κεράννυμι, from Proto-Hellenic kírnāmi, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
Ancestry of “Crascì”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | Craxi | — |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | κρασίον | blending |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρᾶσις | mixture, compound, union; temperature, climate;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κεράννυμι | I mix, mingle, blend; I temper, cool by mixing; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kírnāmi | to mix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |