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Where does “krustós” come from?

krustós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

krustós (Proto-Indo-European): hardened

Definitions

  1. hardened

Ancestry of “krustós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

Words derived from “krustós”

  • crust
  • crustal
  • piecrust
  • encrust
  • crustose
  • crusta
  • crustless
  • shortcrust
  • incrust
  • duricrust
  • Lincrusta
  • subcrustal
  • breadcrust
  • crustlike
  • intracrustal
  • crustation
  • crustated
  • encrustment
  • encruster
  • decrust
  • incrustment
  • noncrustal
  • incrustant
  • kissing-crust
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