Where does “crestato” come from?

crestato (Italian) comes from Latin cristatus, from Latin crista, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crestato (Italian): cristate

Definitions

  1. cristate

Ancestry of “crestato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincristatusThat which has a tuft or crest—tufted, crested,...
2Latincristathe crest, the plume; the comb or tuft on the...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin crista →Every word from Latin cristatus →