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crustal

/ˈkɹʌstəl/KRUH-stuhl
/ˈkɹʌstəl/KRUH-stuhl

Meaningrelating to a hard shell

Common meaning: relating to crust

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kru-‘be hard, stiff, or sore’source
  2. Latincrusta, -ae‘a hard shell or rind’
  3. Old Frenchcrustesource
  4. Middle Englishcrustsource
  5. Englishcrust‘a hard outer layer’
  6. Englishformed in English from crustcrustal‘relating to crust’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: relating to a hard shell. It can be inferred from any of: crust, incrust.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from crust + -al (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Roots

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