Where does “crepuscule” come from?

crepuscule (Old French) comes from Latin crepusculum, from Latin creper — dusky, dark; uncertain, doubtful, obscure.

crepuscule (Old French): twilight, dusk

Definitions

  1. twilight, dusk

Ancestry of “crepuscule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrepusculumtwilight, evening, dusk; darkness
2Latincreperdusky, dark; uncertain, doubtful, obscure

Words derived from “crepuscule”

Every word from Latin creper →Every word from Latin crepusculum →