Where does “crin” come from?

crin (French) comes from Latin crīnis, from Proto-Italic kriznis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crin (French): hair (of certain animals, especially horses); horsehair

Definitions

  1. hair (of certain animals, especially horses); horsehair

Ancestry of “crin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrīnishair of the head, lock of hair, plume
2Proto-Italickriznishair
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “crin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic kriznis →Every word from Latin crīnis →