Where does “écrasite” come from?

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

Ancestry of “écrasite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchécraserto squash
2Middle Frenchecraserto squash
3Middle EnglishcrasenTo break in pieces; to crack
4Old Norsekrasato shatter

Words derived from “écrasite

Every word from Old Norse krasaEvery word from Middle English crasenEvery word from Middle French ecraser