Where does “crispa” come from?

crispa (Romanian) comes from French crisper, from Latin crispare, from Latin crispo, from Latin Crispus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crispa (Romanian): to contract, clench, cramp

Definitions

to contract, clench, cramp

Ancestry of “crispa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	crisper	to tense, to tense up
2	Latin	crispare	present active infinitive of crīspō;...
3	Latin	crispo	I curl, crimp; I make rough or variegated; strew...
4	Latin	Crispus	curly; hair
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)ḱer-	dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “crispa”

crispare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin Crispus →Every word from Latin crispo →