Where does “crisper” come from?

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

crisper (Latin): first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Ancestry of “crisper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincrispoI curl, crimp; I make rough or variegated; strew...
2LatinCrispuscurly; hair
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Latin CrispusEvery word from Latin crispo
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