Where does “-crum” come from?

-crum (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

-crum (Latin): used only when /l/ occurs earlier in the word

Definitions

  1. used only when /l/ occurs earlier in the word

Ancestry of “-crum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic-klom—
2Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
3Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “-crum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic -klom →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tlom →