Where does “crepuscule” come from?
crepuscule (Middle French) comes from Old French crepuscule, from Latin crepusculum, from Latin creper — dusky, dark; uncertain, doubtful, obscure.
Ancestry of “crepuscule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | crepuscule | — |
| 2 | Latin | crepusculum | twilight, evening, dusk; darkness |
| 3 | Latin | creper | dusky, dark; uncertain, doubtful, obscure |
Words derived from “crepuscule”