Where does “craquelured” come from?
craquelured (English) comes from English craquelure, from French craquelure, from French craqueler, from French craquer, from Middle French craquer, from Dutch kraken, from Norwegian kraken, from Norwegian krake — to grow old, to mature.
craquelured (English): Exhibiting craquelure
Definitions
- Exhibiting craquelure
Ancestry of “craquelured”, step by step
craquelured traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English craquelure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | craquelure | The distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the... |
| 2 | French | craquelure | A small crack, usually in paint, glaze, varnish... |
| 3 | French | craqueler | to crack |
| 4 | French | craquer | to split, to break; to crack; to crack, to creak,... |
| 5 | Middle French | craquer | — |
| 6 | Dutch | kraken | to crack, break open; to make a creaky sound,... |
| 7 | Norwegian | kraken | — |
| 8 | Norwegian | krake | sea monster |
| 9 | Esperanto | kraki | to crack, crackle |
| 10 | English | crack | To form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To... |
| 11 | Middle English | crak | loud conversation, bragging talk |
| 12 | Old Norse | kráka | crow |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | *krakǭ | — |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | krakōną | to crack; crackle; shriek |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |