Where does “ecrasite” come from?

ecrasite (English) comes from French écrasite, from French écraser, from Middle French ecraser, from Middle English crasen, from Old Norse krasa — to shatter.

ecrasite (English): An explosive material which is unaffected by...

Definitions

  1. An explosive material which is unaffected by...

Ancestry of “ecrasite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchécrasite—
2Frenchécraserto squash
3Middle Frenchecraserto squash
4Middle EnglishcrasenTo break in pieces; to crack
5Old Norsekrasato shatter
Every word from Old Norse krasa →Every word from Middle English crasen →Every word from Middle French ecraser →