Where does “cruentissimo” come from?

cruentissimo (Italian) comes from Italian cruento, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

Ancestry of “cruentissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancruentobloody, gory
2Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
3Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Latin cruor →Every word from Latin cruentus →