Etymology Explorer › Vulgar Latin

Where does “crassia” come from?

crassia (Vulgar Latin) comes 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-.

Ancestry of “crassia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “crassia”

  • 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
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →