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crusto.

to cover with a rind, shell, incrustation, plaster-work, embossed figures, etc.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkrʊs.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈkrus.to]
  1. to cover with a rind, shell, incrustation, plaster-work, embossed figures, etc.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *krustós Proto-Italic *krustosder. Latin crusta Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin crustō From crusta (“rind, shell, crust”) + -ō.

noun[ˈkrʊs.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈkrus.to]
  1. dative/ablative singular of crustum

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
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