Etymology of the English word grease
the English word
greasederived from the Old French word
craissederived from the Classical Latin word
crassus (fat, stout; rude; thick, deep; thick coated)
derived from the Anglo-Norman word
grecederived from the Vulgar Latin root
*crassiaderived from the Classical Latin word
crassus (fat, stout; rude; thick, deep; thick coated)
Date
The earliest known usage of grease in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
degrease,
greaseball,
greaser,
greasewood,
greased,
greasingCognates
Catalan
grex, Catalan
gras, French
graisse, French
gras, Italian
grasso, Latin
grassus, Provençal
grais, Provençal
gras, Spanish
grasoUsage
Word found in Modern English
