Where does “criniera” come from?

criniera (Italian) comes from French crinière, from French crin, from Latin crīnis, from Proto-Italic kriznis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

criniera (Italian): mane; crest

Definitions

  1. mane; crest

Ancestry of “criniera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrinièremane; plume
2Frenchcrinhair (of certain animals, especially horses); horsehair
3Latincrīnishair of the head, lock of hair, plume
4Proto-Italickriznishair
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic kriznis →Every word from Latin crīnis →
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