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