Where does “creissant” come from?

creissant (Old French) comes from Latin crēscēns, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

creissant (Old French): present participle of creistre; crescent

Definitions

  1. present participle of creistre; crescent

Ancestry of “creissant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrēscēnscoming to be
2Latincrēscōto rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment
3Proto-Italickrēskō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “creissant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →