Where does “incrustatus” come from?

incrustatus (Latin) comes from Latin incrusto, 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.

incrustatus (Latin): encrusted

Definitions

  1. encrusted

Ancestry of “incrustatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinincrustoI encrust
2LatincrustoI cover with a rind, shell, incrustation,...
3LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
4Proto-Italic*krustos
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

Words derived from “incrustatus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews-
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