Where does “krespin” come from?
krespin (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian crespino, from Vulgar Latin acrispinum.
krespin (Serbo-Croatian): barrenwort, alpine barrenwort (Epimedium alpinum)
Definitions
- barrenwort, alpine barrenwort (Epimedium alpinum)
Ancestry of “krespin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | crespino | common barberry, barberry; inflection of... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | acrispinum | — |