Where does “crudite” come from?
crudite (English) comes from French crudité, from Latin cruditas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
crudite (English): A crispy raw vegetable; an individual piece of crudités
Definitions
- A crispy raw vegetable; an individual piece of crudités
Ancestry of “crudite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | crudité | rawness; a type of salad, usually put in... |
| 2 | Latin | cruditas | overloading of the stomach; undigested food |
| 3 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |