degreaser

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

Latin crassus~grassus

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Vulgar Latin *crassia

Anglo-Norman grecebor.

Middle English grece

English grease

English degrease

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English degreaser

From degrease + -er.

degreaser (plural degreasers)

An industrial solvent, often containing polyhalogenated hydrocarbons, used to remove grease from mechanical parts.
A machine that accomplishes this task.

solvent