crema

cream (cosmetic product); cream (dairy product); soup with cream; custard; mess, disorder

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)krama-der. Proto-Celtic *krammender. Gaulish *cramabor.? Late Latin crāmum Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χρῖσμᾰ (khrîsmă)bor. Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma blend Old French cresme Middle French chresme French crèmebor. Spanish crema Borrowed from French crème.

cream, creamy (cream-colored)

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)krama-der. Proto-Celtic *krammender. Gaulish *cramabor.? Late Latin crāmum Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χρῖσμᾰ (khrîsmă)bor. Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma blend Old French cresme Middle French chresme French crèmebor. Spanish crema Borrowed from French crème.

dieresis

Probably a malapropism of French tréma, from Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma, “perforation, orifice”).