Where does “crisper” come from?

crisper (French) comes from Latin crispare, from Latin crispo, from Latin Crispus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crisper (French): to tense, to tense up

Definitions

  1. to tense, to tense up

Ancestry of “crisper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrisparepresent active infinitive of crīspō;...
2LatincrispoI curl, crimp; I make rough or variegated; strew...
3LatinCrispuscurly; hair
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “crisper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin Crispus →Every word from Latin crispo →