English croissant

← English crescent (doublet)

← French croissant (borrowed)

← French croître (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (grow) (root)

→ English crescent (doublet)

→ English croissantlike (suffix)

→ English cronut (blend)

→ English cruffin (blend)

→ English croissandwich (blend)

→ Spanish cronut (mention)