The Spanish word 'crespón' (meaning 'crepe fabric') comes from the Spanish word 'crespo' (meaning 'curly' or 'crisp') combined with the augmentative suffix '-ón'. The base word 'crespo' derives from Latin 'crispus', meaning 'curly' or 'wavy'. The connection between the original meaning of 'curly/wavy' and the fabric term 'crepe' comes from the characteristic crinkled, wrinkled, or wavy texture of crepe fabric.

A simpler related Spanish word is 'crespo', which means 'curly' or 'crisp' and is commonly used to describe curly hair or wrinkled textures. This shows how the basic meaning of 'wavy' or 'curly' was extended in 'crespón' to specifically refer to a fabric with a similarly wrinkled texture.

The English word 'crisp' is actually related to 'crespón', as both come from the Latin word 'crispus'. While 'crisp' in English has developed to primarily mean something firm, brittle, or fresh (like crisp autumn air or crisp potato chips), it still retains some connection to the original meaning of 'curly' or 'wavy' in terms like 'crispy' describing texture. The English word 'crepe' itself, while not directly from the same Latin root, describes the same type of crinkled fabric or paper, showing how different languages arrived at similar terms for this distinctive texture.