Etymology of the French word graisse
the French word
graissederived 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 graisse in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
graisser,
graisseux,
graissinCognates
Catalan
grex, Catalan
gras, English
grease, French
gras, Italian
grasso, Latin
grassus, Provençal
grais, Provençal
gras, Spanish
graso
