Where does “cranc dels cocoters” come from?

cranc dels cocoters (Catalan) comes from Catalan cranc, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

cranc dels cocoters (Catalan): coconut crab

Definitions

  1. coconut crab

Ancestry of “cranc dels cocoters”, step by step

cranc dels cocoters traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan cranc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancranccrab
2Latincancera crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or...
3Proto-Italickankroscrab
4Proto-Italickarkrosenclosure, barrier
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-kr̥-circular
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Catalan cocoters

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancocoters—

via Catalan dels

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandels—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥- →