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English word crayon comes from Ancient Greek Κρήτη, French -on, and later Latin Creta (Crete.)

Κρήτη (Ancient Greek)

-on (French)

Forming diminutives of things, including some animals.. Indicating origin or occupation. (physics, and, biology) -on.

Creta (Latin)

Crete.

creta (Latin)

Chalk. Clay, clayey soil.

craie (French)

Chalk.

crayon (French)

Pencil.

crayon (English)

(dated) A crayon drawing.. (dated) A pencil of carbon used in producing electric light.. A colored pencil.. A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing. (ambitransitive) To draw with a crayon.

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