Where does “crin” come from?

crin (English) comes from French crin, from Latin crīnis, from Proto-Italic kriznis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crin (English): horsehair fabric

Definitions

  1. horsehair fabric

Ancestry of “crin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrinhair (of certain animals, especially horses); horsehair
2Latincrīnishair of the head, lock of hair, plume
3Proto-Italickriznishair
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic kriznis →Every word from Latin crīnis →