Where does “crus” come from?
Crus comes from French cru, from French crû, from French croître meaning "to grow," from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂-, ultimately related to Latin credere and Latin cresco.
crus (English): The shin; A leglike part; shank; plural of cru
Definitions
- The shin; A leglike part; shank; plural of cru
Ancestry of “crus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | crūs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱruH- | — |