Etymology

-crasy

Today it means: temperament, constituent pattern. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κρᾶσις ← Latin -crāsia ← Old French -crasie
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  1. Old French · derived from-crasie
  2. Latin · derived from-crāsia
  3. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρᾶσις“mixing, tempering”
  4. English today-crasy

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κρᾶσις (krâsis, “mixing, tempering”), often via Latin -crāsia and, additionally, Old French -crasie.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκρᾶσις all →

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