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Where does “kruela” come from?

kruela (Esperanto) comes from English cruel, from French cruel, from Spanish cruel, from Latin crūdēlis, from Latin crūdus, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

kruela (Esperanto): cruel

Definitions

  1. cruel

Ancestry of “kruela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcruelIntentionally causing or reveling in pain and...
2Frenchcruelcruel; hard, painful
3Spanishcruelcruel
4Latincrūdēlis—
5Latincrūdus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “kruela”

  • kruelega
  • kruelaĵo
  • kruela
  • kruelajo
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