Where does “crevice” come from?
Crevice comes from Middle English crevice, from Old French crevace, derived from the Old French suffix -ace added to Latin crepare, meaning to crack or burst, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-.
crevice (English): A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall;...
Definitions
- A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall;...
Ancestry of “crevice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | crevice | — |
| 2 | Old French | crevace | crevasse |
| 3 | Old French | crever | to burst; to die |
| 4 | Latin | crepō | to rattle, rustle, clatter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |