incrust

/ˌɪnˈkɹʌst/in-KRUHST

/ˌɪnˈkɹʌst/in-KRUHST

Meaningto put a crust on

Common meaning: to cover with a hard layer

inin, into; (before adjectives) not
crusta hard shell or rindLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 485 · scan

‘in, into’ + ‘a hard shell or rind’ → incrust

Journey through time

Latinincrustare‘to cover with a crust’source
Frenchincruster‘to crust over’source
Englishincrust‘to cover with a hard layer’ · today

Sources & notes

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

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin crusta ‘a hard shell or rind’.

Roots

crusta, -ae Latin “a hard shell or rind”

Related words

crust crustacean

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