Crispate
/ˈkrɪs.peɪt/noun
Having a curled, wavy, or tightly folded shape.
Did you know?Crispate comes from Latin *crispatus*, the past participle of *crispare* meaning “to curl” or “to tremble,” a root that also gave English *crisp*—once tied to things that were not just crunchy, but sharply curled or wrinkled.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sker-
“to turn, bend, or curve”
Latin
Latin
crispus
“curled, wrinkled, or wavering”
Latin
Latin
crispare
“to curl or frizzle”
Late Latin
Latin
crispatus
“curled, curled up, or frizzed”
16th Century
English
crispate
“curled, wavy, or crisped”