Where does “crustans” come from?

crustans (Latin) comes from Latin crusto, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

Definitions

Ancestry of “crustans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincrustoI cover with a rind, shell, incrustation,...
2LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
3Proto-Italic*krustos
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews-Every word from Proto-Indo-European krustósEvery word from Proto-Italic *krustos
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