Etymology

cro

C3R1O1

Today it means: Synonym of bro (“a male comrade or friend”). Full definition →

English bro ← Middle English brother ← Old English brōþor
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cro · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*grebʰ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*grébʰ-ōn ~ *grbʰ-n-ōs
  4. Proto-Germanic*krebô
  5. Proto-Germanic*kribjǭ
  6. Proto-West Germanic*kribbjā
  7. Old Englishcribb
  8. Middle Englishcrib
  9. Englishcrib
  10. EnglishCrip
  11. Englishc-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰréh₂tēr
  13. Proto-Germanic*brōþēr
  14. Proto-West Germanic*brōþer
  15. Old Englishbrōþor
  16. Middle Englishbrother
  17. Englishbrotherclip.
  18. Englishbro
  19. English todaycro

From c- (“Crip”) + bro.

cro · noun2

Clipping of chronic (“marijuana”).

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