myEtymology.com: English etymology of greaser

Etymology of the English word greaser

the English word greaser

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

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)