Etymology of the English word crease
the English word
creasederived from the English word
creastederived from the Old French word
crestederived from the New Latin word
crista (crest; crest, comb)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker- (to turn, bend)
Derivations in English
creasy,
creased,
creasingUsage
Word found in Modern English
