Where does “cresselle” come from?
cresselle (English) comes from French crécelle, from Latin crepicella, from Latin crepitaculum, from Latin crepitare, from Latin crepare, from Latin crepo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
cresselle (English): A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute...
Definitions
- A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute...
Ancestry of “cresselle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | crécelle | rattle |
| 2 | Latin | crepicella | — |
| 3 | Latin | crepitaculum | — |
| 4 | Latin | crepitare | present active infinitive of crepitō;... |
| 5 | Latin | crepare | present active infinitive of crepō; to break,... |
| 6 | Latin | crepo | I rattle, rustle, clatter; I crack, creak; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |