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Where does “crista” come from?

crista (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crista (Latin): the crest, the plume; the comb or tuft on the...

Definitions

  1. the crest, the plume; the comb or tuft on the...

Ancestry of “crista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “crista”

  • crest
  • crestfallen
  • cresting
  • crestal
  • hillcrest
  • goldcrest
  • crestline
  • crestless
  • cristate
  • supracrestal
  • firecrest
  • crestlike
  • crestfallenly
  • helmetcrest
  • increst
  • crestfallenness
  • crestie
  • crestfish
  • crista
  • cristula
  • cristatus
  • cresta
  • crestería
  • crista
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