Where does “crestat” come from?

crestat (Romanian) comes from Romanian cresta, from Romanian creastă, from Latin crista, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crestat (Romanian): jagged

Definitions

  1. jagged

Ancestry of “crestat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancrestato cut; to notch; to make incisions
2Romaniancreastăcrest; comb; tuft
3Latincristathe crest, the plume; the comb or tuft on the...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “crestat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin crista →Every word from Romanian creastă →