Where does “Crassostrea” come from?

Crassostrea (Translingual) comes from Latin crassus, from Old Latin cartsus, from Proto-Italic kartsus, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

Crassostrea (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Crassostrea”, step by step

Crassostrea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin crassus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrassusdense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;...
2Old Latincartsus—
3Proto-Italickartsus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-sú-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Translingual Ostrea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualOstreagenus}}
2Latinostreaoyster, mussel
3Ancient Greekὄστρεονbivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s →