Where does “crassiceps” come from?

crassiceps (Latin) comes from Latin crassus, from Old Latin cartsus, from Proto-Italic kartsus, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

crassiceps (Latin): thick-headed

Definitions

  1. thick-headed

Ancestry of “crassiceps”, step by step

crassiceps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin crassus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrassusdense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;...
2Old Latincartsus
3Proto-Italickartsus
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-sú-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Latin ceps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincepshead
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s
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