Where does “noncrustose” come from?
noncrustose (English) comes from English crustose, from Latin crustosus, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.
noncrustose (English): Not crustose
Definitions
- Not crustose
Ancestry of “noncrustose”, step by step
noncrustose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crustose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crustose | Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the... |
| 2 | Latin | crustosus | covered with a hard rind; crusted |
| 3 | Latin | crusta | The hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *krustos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krustós | hardened |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |