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”

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