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Etymology of the English word crepe

the English word crepe
derived from the French word crêpe
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the French word crepe
derived from the Old French word crespe
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Latin word crispus (curled, curly; trembling)
derived from the Latin word crispare (curl; make, appear wavy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)

Date

The earliest known usage of crepe in English dates from the 19th century.

Derivations in English

crepehanger

Cognates

Catalan cresp, Dutch krip, English crisp, French crêpe, German Krepp, Icelandic krep, Italian crespo, Latin crispus, Norwegian krepp, Spanish crespo, Swedish kräpp

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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