Where does “crispus” come from?

crispus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

crispus (Latin): curly; crimped; tremulous

Definitions

  1. curly; crimped; tremulous

Ancestry of “crispus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “crispus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →