Where does “crenellation” come from?
crenellation (English) comes from English crenellate, from French créneler, from Old French crenel, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
crenellation (English): A pattern along the top of a parapet , most often...
Definitions
- A pattern along the top of a parapet , most often...
Ancestry of “crenellation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | crenellate | To furnish with crenelles; To indent; to notch |
| 2 | French | créneler | to form the shape of a crenel, to crenellate; to... |
| 3 | Old French | crenel | Alternative form of kernel; crenel, embrasure |
| 4 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 5 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “crenellation”