Where does “cronut” come from?
cronut (English) comes from English croissant, from French croissant, from Latin crēscēns, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
cronut (English): A pastry which combines characteristics of a...
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Ancestry of “cronut”, step by step
cronut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English croissant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | croissant | A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent |
| 2 | French | croissant | crescent; croissant; crescent moon |
| 3 | Latin | crēscēns | coming to be |
| 4 | Latin | crēscō | to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English doughnut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doughnut | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly... |
| 2 | English | dough | A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour... |
| 3 | Middle English | dow | Alternative form of dogh |
| 4 | Old English | dāg | dough |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | something that is kneaded, formed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |