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Where does “grasa” come from?

grasa (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin grassa, 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-.

grasa (Spanish): feminine singular of graso; fat or grease used in...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of graso; fat or grease used in...

Ancestry of “grasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingrassa—
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 “grasa”

  • engrasar
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