myEtymology.com: English etymology of degrease

Etymology of the English word degrease

the English word degrease

using the English prefix de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)

derived from the Old French prefix de-

derived from the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the English word grease

derived from the Old French word craisse

derived from the Classical Latin word crassus (fat, stout; rude; thick, deep; thick coated)

derived from the Anglo-Norman word grece

derived from the Vulgar Latin root *crassia

derived from the Classical Latin word crassus (fat, stout; rude; thick, deep; thick coated)