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Where does “crepuscule” come from?

crepuscule (English) comes from Middle French crepuscule, from Old French crepuscule, from Latin crepusculum, from Latin creper — dusky, dark; uncertain, doubtful, obscure.

crepuscule (English): Twilight

Definitions

  1. Twilight

Ancestry of “crepuscule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcrepuscule—
2Old Frenchcrepuscule—
3Latincrepusculumtwilight, evening, dusk; darkness
4Latincreperdusky, dark; uncertain, doubtful, obscure

Words derived from “crepuscule”

  • crepuscle
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