Where does “crassicornis” come from?
crassicornis (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.
crassicornis (Latin): thick-horned
Definitions
- thick-horned
Ancestry of “crassicornis”, step by step
crassicornis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin crassus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | crassus | dense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;... |
| 2 | Old Latin | cartsus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kartsus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥t-sú-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via Latin Cornus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Cornus | cornel, dogwood (tree and fruit) |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |