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
Ancestry of “crastuni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | crastu | ram; castrated lamb |
| 2 | Latin | castro | I prune; I amputate; I punish |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kastrāō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |