Where does “Crustacea” come from?
Crustacea (Translingual) comes from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.
Crustacea (Translingual): subphylum
Definitions
- subphylum
Ancestry of “Crustacea”, step by step
Crustacea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin crusta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | crusta | The hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *krustos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krustós | hardened |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |
via Translingual crusta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | crusta | — |