English
croissanterie
Croissanterie comes from French croître ‘to increase, to grow’, from Latin crēscō ‘to augment’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- ‘to grow, become bigger’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱer-‘to grow, become bigger’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱreh₁-sḱétireconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrēscō‘to augment’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrēscentempresent active participle of crēscō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400croisant
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcroître‘to increase, to grow’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcroissant
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcroissanterie
- Englishearliest quotation 1993same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱer-‘to grow, become bigger’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱreh₁-sḱétireconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrēscō‘to augment’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrēscentempresent active participle of crēscō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400croisant
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcroître‘to increase, to grow’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcroissant
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcroissanterie
- Englishearliest quotation 1993same form
Earliest quotation: 1993, Marcus E Engdahl, European Resort Info?: “Chamonix town has a nice old center with a…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- ‘to grow, become bigger’
create, creative, creator, creature, cereal, creole, procreation, kore, creat, 26 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti
through Latin crēscō ‘to augment’
increase, increasing, decrease, increment, accretion, excrement, 10 more
through Latin crēscentem
through French croître ‘to increase, to grow’
Today it means
noun A shop that sells croissants.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- / croissanterie