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
Ancestry of “criniera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | crinière | mane; plume |
| 2 | French | crin | hair ; horsehair |
| 3 | Latin | crīnis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kriznis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |