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Where does “crôte” come from?

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

crôte (Norman): crust

Definitions

  1. crust

Ancestry of “crôte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcrusteAlternative form of croste
2LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
3Proto-Italic*krustos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

Words derived from “crôte”

  • crôton
  • crôteux
  • crôtîn
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