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Where does “krepusko” come from?

krepusko (Esperanto) comes from French crépuscule, from Middle French crepuscule, from Old French crepuscule, from Latin crepusculum, from Latin creper — dusky, dark; uncertain, doubtful, obscure.

krepusko (Esperanto): twilight

Definitions

  1. twilight

Ancestry of “krepusko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrépusculetwilight, dusk
2Middle Frenchcrepuscule—
3Old Frenchcrepuscule—
4Latincrepusculumtwilight, evening, dusk; darkness
5Latincreperdusky, dark; uncertain, doubtful, obscure

Words derived from “krepusko”

  • krepuskiĝi
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