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Where does “crido” come from?

crido (Medieval Latin) comes from Frankish krītan, from Proto-Germanic krītaną, from Proto-Indo-European greyd- — to shout.

crido (Medieval Latin): to clamour, cry out, publish, proclaim; to cry...

Definitions

  1. to clamour, cry out, publish, proclaim; to cry...

Ancestry of “crido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishkrītanto cry out, shout, proclaim; to cry, cry out,...
2Proto-Germanickrītanąto call out, scream, shout, proclaim
3Proto-Indo-Europeangreyd-to shout

Words derived from “crido”

  • cry
  • crying
  • decry
  • crier
  • descry
  • crieth
  • criers
  • crybaby
  • criest
  • scry
  • scryer
  • catchcry
  • cryingly
  • decrier
  • decrial
  • descrieth
  • midcry
  • crysome
  • uncrying
  • countercry
  • descriable
  • descrier
  • descriest
  • becry
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