English
cristate
Cristate comes from Latin cristātus ‘that has a tuft or crest—tufted, crested, plumed’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to turn, bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to turn, bend’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrista‘the comb or tuft on the head of animals’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcristātus‘that has a tuft or crest—tufted, crested, plumed’
- Englishearliest quotation 1924cristate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to turn, bend’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrista‘the comb or tuft on the head of animals’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcristātus‘that has a tuft or crest—tufted, crested, plumed’
- Englishearliest quotation 1924cristate
Earliest quotation: 1924, William Williams Henderson: “Median carina strongly cristate on the prozone and on…”
first attested First attested in 1661 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1661; borrowed from Latin cristātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to turn, bend’
short, share, across, card, cancer, score, cross, screen, shirt, circle, circuit, curve, crucial, scare, circus, skirt, carnival, circulation, curb, scar, cancellation, circa, scrutiny, shrine, corona, shear, scorpion, shred, carnage, incarceration, raffle, carcinoma, corolla, scorn, shrewd, shard, carnal, cirque, carnivorous, circulate, 118 more
through Latin crista ‘the comb or tuft on the head of animals’
Today it means
adj Having a crest; crested.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- / cristate