Where does “crinose” come from?

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

crinose (English): Hairy

Definitions

  1. Hairy

Ancestry of “crinose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrinishair of the head, lock of hair, plume; tail of a...
2Proto-Italickriznishair
3Proto-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 crinis →