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Where does “crispar” come from?

crispar (Spanish) comes from Latin crispare, from Latin crispo, from Latin Crispus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crispar (Spanish): to irritate; to twitch

Definitions

  1. to irritate; to twitch

Ancestry of “crispar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrisparepresent active infinitive of crīspō;...
2LatincrispoI curl, crimp; I make rough or variegated; strew...
3LatinCrispuscurly; hair
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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