Where does “crude” come from?
crude (Latin) comes from Latin crudus, from Proto-Indo-European kruh₂rós, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
crude (Latin): vocative masculine singular of crūdus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of crūdus
Ancestry of “crude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | crudus | raw, bloody, bleeding; immature, unripe,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kruh₂rós | bloody |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |