myEtymology.com: French etymology of cristal

Etymology of the French word cristal

the Old French word cristal

derived from the Latin word crystallum (ice; rock crystal; crystal drinking cup)

derived from the Greek word krustallos, κρύσταλλος (ice; (by analogy) rock 'crystal')

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kreus-

derived from the Latin word crystallus (ice; rock crystal; crystal drinking cup)

derived from the Greek word krustallos, κρύσταλλος (ice; (by analogy) rock 'crystal')

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kreus-

The earliest known usage of cristal in French dates from the 11th century.

English crystal

Catalan cristall, Dutch kristal, English crystal, German Kristall, Icelandic kristall, Italian cristallo, Lithuanian kristalas, Norwegian krystall, Polish krysztal, Russian криcтaлл, Spanish cristal, Swedish kristall

Word found in Old French