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Where does “grasa” come from?

grasa (Venetian) comes from Venetian graso, from Vulgar Latin grassus, 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 (Venetian): feminine singular of graso; dung, manure

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of graso; dung, manure

Ancestry of “grasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetiangrasofat, overweight
2Vulgar Latingrassus—
3Latincrassusdense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;...
4Old Latincartsus—
5Proto-Italickartsus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-sú-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
8Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—
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