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Where does “cruzime” come from?

cruzime (Romanian) comes from Romanian crud, from Latin crūdus, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

cruzime (Romanian): cruelty, cruelness, brutality; cruelty

Definitions

  1. cruelty, cruelness, brutality; cruelty

Ancestry of “cruzime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancrudraw, uncooked; unripe; brutal, cruel, barbarous
2Latincrūdus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
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