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Where does “crusto” come from?

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

crusto (Latin): I cover with a rind, shell, incrustation,...

Definitions

  1. I cover with a rind, shell, incrustation,...

Ancestry of “crusto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
2Proto-Italic*krustos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

Words derived from “crusto”

  • encrust
  • incrust
  • crustated
  • encrustment
  • encruster
  • incrustment
  • incrustant
  • decrustation
  • crustatus
  • crustare
  • decrusto
  • crustans
  • crustaturus
  • crustandus
  • incrustare
  • incrustant
  • croûter
  • croûtage
  • incruster
  • crestar
  • croster
  • incruster
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