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Where does “croissir” come from?

croissir (Old French) comes from Late Latin cruscio, from Frankish krostjan — to crush, squeeze, squash.

croissir (Old French): to crush; to break; to crack; to snap; to crack;...

Definitions

  1. to crush; to break; to crack; to snap; to crack;...

Ancestry of “croissir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincruscioto brush
2Frankishkrostjanto crush, squeeze, squash

Words derived from “croissir”

  • crush
  • crushing
  • crusher
  • crushingly
  • crushable
  • uncrushable
  • crusheth
  • noncrushing
  • crushproof
  • crushest
  • crushability
  • noncrushable
  • crushee
  • noncrush
  • crushworthy
  • crushingness
  • crush
  • cruschen
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