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Where does “crincrin” come from?

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

crincrin (French): squeaky fiddle/violin; sawing, squeaking

Definitions

  1. squeaky fiddle/violin; sawing, squeaking

Ancestry of “crincrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrinhair ; horsehair
2Latincrīnis—
3Proto-Italickriznis—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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