Where does “cafard” come from?
cafard (English) comes from French cafard, from Arabic كَافِر — infidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever.
cafard (English): Depression; melancholy
Ancestry of “cafard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cafard | hypocrite; tattletale, informant, rat; cockroach |
| 2 | Arabic | كَافِر | infidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever |