Where does “cafard” come from?

cafard (English) comes from French cafard, from Arabic كَافِر — infidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever.

cafard (English): Depression; melancholy

Definitions

  1. Depression; melancholy

Ancestry of “cafard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcafardhypocrite; tattletale, informant, rat; cockroach
2Arabicكَافِرinfidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever
Every word from Arabic كَافِر →Every word from French cafard →