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Where does “crastuni” come from?

crastuni (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian crastu, from Latin castro, from Proto-Italic kastrāō, from Proto-Italic kastrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

crastuni (Sicilian): garden snail; rude man

Definitions

  1. garden snail; rude man

Ancestry of “crastuni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliancrasturam; castrated lamb
2LatincastroI prune; I amputate; I punish
3Proto-Italickastrāō—
4Proto-Italickastromknife
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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