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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.