Where does “écrin” come from?

écrin (French) comes from Old French escrin, from Latin scrinium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

écrin (French): jewel case, jewel box; box

Definitions

  1. jewel case, jewel box; box

Ancestry of “écrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescrinbox, case
2Latinscriniumcase or chest for books or papers; portfolio,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin scrinium →Every word from Old French escrin →