Where does “encrust” come from?
encrust (English) comes from French incruster, from Old French incruster, from Latin incrusto, from Latin crusto, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.
encrust (English): To cover with a hard crust; To form a crust; To...
Definitions
- To cover with a hard crust; To form a crust; To...
Ancestry of “encrust”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | incruster | to embed, to inlay; to gatecrash, to stay , to... |
| 2 | Old French | incruster | to cover with a crust |
| 3 | Latin | incrusto | I encrust |
| 4 | Latin | crusto | I cover with a rind, shell, incrustation,... |
| 5 | Latin | crusta | The hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *krustos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krustós | hardened |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |
Words derived from “encrust”