Where does “crenel” come from?

crenel (Old French) comes from Latin crenella, from Latin crena — incision, notch.

crenel (Old French): Alternative form of kernel; crenel, embrasure

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kernel; crenel, embrasure

Ancestry of “crenel”, step by step

crenel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin crenella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrenella—
2Latincrenaincision, notch

via Old French cren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrennotch, fissure; a notch

Words derived from “crenel”

Every word from Latin crena →Every word from Latin crenella →
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