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crusta.

rind/shell/peel/bark/crust, hard surface; scab; leaf/flake/thin slab (mineral); cup holder, embossed work; inlay; plaster/stucco/mosaic work (L+S);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkrʊs.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈkrus.ta]

  1. the hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust, bark, scab

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. plaster, mosaic or stucco work on a wall

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *krustós Proto-Italic *krustosder. Latin crusta From Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”), related to Old Norse hroðr (“scurf”), Old English hruse (“earth”), Old High German hrosa (“crust, ice”), Latvian kruvesis (“frozen mud”), Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “frost, icy cold”), κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal, ice”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀- (xruzdra-, “hard”), Sanskrit क्रुड् (kruḍ, “thicken, make hard”).

noun[ˈkrʊs.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈkrus.ta]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of crustum

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *krustós Proto-Italic *krustosder. Latin crusta From Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”), related to Old Norse hroðr (“scurf”), Old English hruse (“earth”), Old High German hrosa (“crust, ice”), Latvian kruvesis (“frozen mud”), Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “frost, icy cold”), κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal, ice”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀- (xruzdra-, “hard”), Sanskrit क्रुड् (kruḍ, “thicken, make hard”).

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