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Where does “crael” come from?

crael (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch corael, from Old French coral, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “crael”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcorael—
2Old Frenchcoral—
3Latincoralliumcoral
4Ancient Greekκοράλλιονcoral
5Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “crael”

  • kraal
  • kraalhead
  • kraal
  • kraal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →