Where does “crepon” come from?
crepon (English) comes from French crépon, from French -on, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
crepon (English): A thin fabric made from silk or fine wool
Definitions
- A thin fabric made from silk or fine wool
Ancestry of “crepon”, step by step
crepon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French crépon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | crépon | seersucker |
| 2 | French | -on | Forming diminutives of things, including some... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |