Where does “cranquet” come from?

cranquet (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.

cranquet (Catalan): any small crab species, especially the oyster crab (Zaops ostreus)

Definitions

  1. any small crab species, especially the oyster crab (Zaops ostreus)

Ancestry of “cranquet”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥- →
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