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Where does “cruentatus” come from?

cruentatus (Latin) comes from Latin cruento, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

cruentatus (Latin): stained, bloodstained

Definitions

  1. stained, bloodstained

Ancestry of “cruentatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincruentoI make bloody; I stain with blood; I stain,...
2Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
3Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
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