Where does “kruelajo” come from?
kruelajo (Ido) comes from Ido kruela, from Esperanto kruela, from English cruel, from French cruel, from Spanish cruel, from Latin crūdēlis, from Latin crūdus, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
kruelajo (Ido): cruel action, cruelty
Ancestry of “kruelajo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | kruela | cruel |
| 2 | Esperanto | kruela | cruel |
| 3 | English | cruel | Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and... |
| 4 | French | cruel | cruel; hard, painful |
| 5 | Spanish | cruel | cruel |
| 6 | Latin | crūdēlis | — |
| 7 | Latin | crūdus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |