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Where does “crépusculaire” come from?

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

crépusculaire (French): crepuscular

Definitions

  1. crepuscular

Ancestry of “crépusculaire”, step by step

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