Where does “crostare” come from?

crostare (Italian) comes from Italian crosta, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

crostare (Italian): to cook something so as to form a crust

Definitions

  1. to cook something so as to form a crust

Ancestry of “crostare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancrostacrust; scab; daub
2LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
3Proto-Italic*krustos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krustós →Every word from Proto-Italic *krustos →
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