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.
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Ancestry of “cronut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | croissant | A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent |
| 2 | French | croissant | crescent; croissant; crescent moon |
| 3 | Latin | crēscēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | crēscō | — |
| 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 |
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