Crepuscule
/krɪˈpʌskjuːl/noun
Twilight or the soft light at dusk.
Did you know?Crepuscule comes from Latin *crepusculum*, a poetic word for twilight that likely echoes an older Indo-European root for darkness or dimness—language literally naming the hour when sight loses power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*krep-
“A proposed ancient root associated with darkness or fading light.”
Latin
Latin
crepusculum
“Twilight; dusk; the dim time of day when light fails.”
Late Latin
Latin
crepusculum
“Twilight, especially in literary and poetic use.”
Old French
Old French
crepuscule
“Twilight.”
Middle English
English
crepuscul
“Twilight; dusk.”
Modern English
English
crepuscule
“Twilight, especially in poetic or literary usage.”
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