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Where does “crespelle” come from?

crespelle (English) comes from Italian crespelle, from Italian crespella, from Italian crespo, from Latin Crispus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crespelle (English): Small, folded pancakes, with a savoury filling,...

Definitions

  1. Small, folded pancakes, with a savoury filling,...

Ancestry of “crespelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancrespelleplural of crespella
2Italiancrespellasmall folded pancake with savoury or sweet...
3Italiancrespocrêpe; frizzy; first-person singular present...
4LatinCrispuscurly; hair
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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