Where does “crespe” come from?

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

crespe (Middle French): curly

Definitions

  1. curly

Ancestry of “crespe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrispuscurly; crimped; tremulous
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “crespe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Latin crispus →
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