Where does “croissant” come from?
Croissant comes from French croissant, the present participle of croître, from Latin cresco meaning "to grow," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-.
croissant (English): A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent
Definitions
- A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent
Ancestry of “croissant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | croissant | crescent; croissant; crescent moon |
| 2 | Latin | crēscēns | coming to be |
| 3 | Latin | crēscō | to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |