Where does “cristalla” come from?
cristalla (Old English) comes from Latin crystallum, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος, from Ancient Greek κρύος, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.
cristalla (Old English): crystal
Definitions
- crystal
Ancestry of “cristalla”, step by step
cristalla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin crystallum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | crystallum | a crystal; a thing made from crystal; a gem or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κρύσταλλος | ice; rock crystal |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρύος | cold, chilliness; frost; ice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |
via Latin crystallus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | crystallus | — |
Words derived from “cristalla”
- crystal
- Crystal
- crystallization
- crystallize
- crystallographic
- crystallography
- recrystallization
- crystallise
- crystalloid
- crystallite
- nanocrystal
- crystallin
- crystallizable
- cristal
- crystallographically
- polycrystal
- recrystallize
- crystallographer
- crystallizer
- quasicrystal
- crystalluria
- cocrystal
- uncrystallizable
- noncrystallographic