Where does “crape” come from?

Crape comes from French crepe, from Middle French crespe, from Latin crispus meaning "curled or wrinkled," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- and sek-.

crape (English): Alternative form of crepe; Mourning garments,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of crepe; Mourning garments,...

Ancestry of “crape”, step by step

crape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French crespe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcrespecurly
2Latincrispuscurly; crimped; tremulous
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via French crêpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrêpecrepe; black veil; pancake, crêpe
2Old Frenchcrespe—
3LatinCrispuscurly; hair
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “crape”

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