Where does “crête” come from?
crête (French) comes from Old French creste, from Vulgar Latin *cresta, from Latin crista, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
crête (French): crest ; comb; ridge, crest, top, peak
Definitions
- crest ; comb; ridge, crest, top, peak
Ancestry of “crête”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | creste | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *cresta | — |
| 3 | Latin | crista | the crest, the plume; the comb or tuft on the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |