Where does “creme brulee” come from?
creme brulee (English) comes from French crème brûlée, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
creme brulee (English): A dessert of custard, covered by a brittle layer...
Definitions
- A dessert of custard, covered by a brittle layer...
Ancestry of “creme brulee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | crème brûlée | crème brûlée |
| 2 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 3 | Middle French | chresme | — |
| 4 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 5 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 6 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
Words derived from “creme brulee”