Where does “crisatus” come from?
crisatus (Latin) comes from Latin criso, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Ancestry of “crisatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | criso | I grind |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreyt- | to wind; twist; bend |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |