Etymology

crude

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Today it means: In a natural, untreated state. Full definition →

Middle English crude ← Latin crūdus ← Proto-Italic [Term?]
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*krewh₂-
  2. Proto-Italic[Term?]
  3. Latincrūdus
  4. Middle Englishcrude
  5. English todaycrude

Doublet of crudo, which was borrowed from Italian, and (more distantly) raw through Proto-Indo-European.

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