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Where does “krusto” come from?

krusto (Ido) comes from Esperanto krusto, from English crust, from Middle English cruste, from Anglo-Norman cruste, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

krusto (Ido): crust; scab; shell

Definitions

  1. crust; scab; shell

Ancestry of “krusto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokrustocrust
2EnglishcrustA more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or...
3Middle Englishcruste—
4Anglo-Normancruste—
5LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
6Proto-Italic*krustos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

Words derived from “krusto”

  • krusteskar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →