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Where does “cruenter” come from?

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

cruenter (Latin): cruelly, severely

Definitions

  1. cruelly, severely

Ancestry of “cruenter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
2Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
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