Where does “crinigerous” come from?

crinigerous (English) comes from Latin criniger, from Latin crīnis, from Proto-Italic kriznis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crinigerous (English): hairy

Definitions

  1. hairy

Ancestry of “crinigerous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrinigerhaving long hair
2Latincrīnishair of the head, lock of hair, plume
3Proto-Italickriznishair
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic kriznis →Every word from Latin crīnis →