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crispus.

curly; crimped (of hair)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈkrɪs.pʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkris.pus]

  1. curly; crimped (of hair)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. tremulous

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Probably from a Proto-Italic *krispos (“curly, crumpled, twisted”), with cognates in Welsh crych (“ripple, wrinkle”), Breton (id.) crec'h. The Italo-Celtic forms seem to trace back to a Proto-Indo-European *kris- (whence also crīnis (“hair of the head”), crista (“crest, plume”)), which has been tentatively linked further to Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).

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