Where does “crôton” come from?

crôton (Norman) comes from Norman crôte, 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.

crôton (Norman): chunk of bread

Definitions

  1. chunk of bread

Ancestry of “crôton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normancrôtecrust
2Old FrenchcrusteAlternative form of croste
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krustós →Every word from Proto-Italic *krustos →
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