cratis
Pronunciation: [ˈkraː.tɪs]
“cratis” is a Latin word. Its 4 meanings in English:
noun
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kréh₂-tis (“fenced handiwork”), possibly of substrate origin; compare Proto-Germanic *hurdiz (“wickerwork door or frame, hurdle”), Old Prussian corto (“fence”). Other theories derive the word from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥tis, from a root *kert- (“to weave, twist together”); if so, compare Latin crassus, Sanskrit कृत् (kṛt, “to spin”), and, according to Witzel,…
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