Where does “Crespelle” come from?
Crespelle (French) comes from Italian crespella, from Italian crespo, from Latin Crispus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Ancestry of “Crespelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | crespella | small folded pancake with savoury or sweet... |
| 2 | Italian | crespo | crêpe; frizzy; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | Crispus | curly; hair |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |