Croton

See also: croton and crôton

Translingual
Croton tiglium

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κροτών (krotṓn, “tick”), from the size and shape of the seed.

Proper noun

Croton m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – many Asiatic shrubs, the source of croton oil.

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Further reading

English
A map of the Croton river's drainage basin.

Etymology

The river takes its name from the (Mohegan-Pequot) name of the chief of the group which lived along it. (It was formerly named after the group itself, the Kitchawan subdivision of the Mohegan.)[1] The river feeds the Croton Reservoir in Croton-on-Hudson, which feeds the Croton Aqueduct, which supplies water to New York City, hence the metonymic sense.

Early spellings of the name include Scroton.[2]

Proper noun

Croton

  1. A river in southern New York.
  2. (dated) The water supply of New York City. [from 1840]
    • 1869, “Annual report of the Department of Public Charities of the City of New York”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 178:
      The pumps now draw water from this tank, instead of from the "Croton main" as formerly.
    • 1891, Transactions of the Royal Institute of British Architects, page 364:
      The water, supplied from the "Croton" main at the 68th Street side of the building, is connected by two pipes: one for direct service, and the other to supply a hot-air engine, which forces the water to the tank at the top of the house for a high or indirect service.
    • 1895 June 29, “THE POOR WATER SUPPLY; Business Men Alarmed by The New-York Times Exposures”, in New York Times:
      New York Cotton Exchange - A pressure of about 14 pounds from the Croton main

Derived terms

References
  1. Native New Yorkers: The Legacy of the Algonquin People of New York
  2. Robert S. Grumet, Manhattan to Minisink: American Indian Place Names (2013, →ISBN notes that the spelling Scroton is found in a 1696 document

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Crotōna

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κρότων (Krótōn).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkro.toːn/, [ˈkrɔ.toːn]

Proper noun

Crotōn f (genitive Crotōnis); third declension

  1. Crotone (city in Italy)

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Crotōn
Genitive Crotōnis
Dative Crotōnī
Accusative Crotōnem
Ablative Crotōne
Vocative Crotōn

Derived terms
  • Crotōniensis

References
  • Croton in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Croton in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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