Meaning
A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Latin crēta French craie Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Frankishinflu. Old French -on Middle French -on French -on French crayonbor. English crayon Borrowed from French crayon (“pencil”), from craie (“chalk”) + -on (diminutive suffix), from Latin crēta (“chalk, clay”), perhaps from crētus.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles: