Where does “croste” come from?

croste (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.

croste (Italian): plural of crosta

Definitions

  1. plural of crosta

Ancestry of “croste”, 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 →