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cratis.

wickerwork

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkraː.tɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈkraː.tis]

  1. wickerwork

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  2. bundle of brush

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  3. fascine

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  4. hurdle

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Where this word comes from

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kréh₂-tis (“fenced handiwork”), possibly of substrate origin; compare Proto-Germanic *hurdiz (“wickerwork door or frame, hurdle”), Old Prussian corto (“fence”). Other theories derive the word from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥tis, from a root *kert- (“to weave, twist together”); if so, compare Latin crassus, Sanskrit कृत् (kṛt, “to spin”), and, according to Witzel, Sanskrit क॒वि (kaví, “reins; ladle”). However, the connection to *kert- is implicitly denied by De Vaan. The connection with Ancient Greek κύρτος (kúrtos, “weel, lobster pot”) has also been dismissed by R. S. P. Beekes.

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