Where does “крутон” come from?
крутон (Russian) comes from French croûton, from French crouston, from French croûte, from Middle French crouste, from Old French croste, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós — to form a crust, begin to freeze.
крутон (Russian): crouton
Ancestry of “крутон”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | croûton | heel; crouton; a backwards, mediocre person |
| 2 | French | crouston | Archaic form of croûton |
| 3 | French | croûte | crust; scab |
| 4 | Middle French | crouste | crust |
| 5 | Old French | croste | crust; scab |
| 6 | Latin | crusta | The hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *krustos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krustós | hardened |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |