Where does “crudelissimo” come from?

crudelissimo (Italian) comes from Italian crudele, from Latin crūdēlis, from Latin crūdus, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

Ancestry of “crudelissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancrudelecruel
2Latincrūdēlisunfeeling, rude
3Latincrūdusraw, bloody, bleeding
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Latin crūdus →Every word from Latin crūdēlis →