Where does “crostó” come from?

crostó (Catalan) comes from Catalan crosta, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

crostó (Catalan): heel end piece of a loaf of bread

Definitions

  1. heel end piece of a loaf of bread

Ancestry of “crostó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancrostacrust; rind; scab
2LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
3Proto-Italic*krustos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krustós →Every word from Proto-Italic *krustos →