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Where does “grassa” come from?

grassa (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 “grassa”, 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 “grassa”

  • engrasar
  • grasa
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →