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 ; horsehair
Ancestry of “crin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | crīnis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kriznis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “crin”