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Where does “croupal” come from?

croupal (English) comes from Spanish croup, from English croup, from Middle English croupe, from Old French croupe, from Frankish kruppa, from Polish Krupa, from Proto-Slavic krupa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraupāˀ — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

croupal (English): Of, pertaining to, suggestive of, or caused by...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, suggestive of, or caused by...

Ancestry of “croupal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcroup—
2EnglishcroupThe top of the rump of a horse or other...
3Middle Englishcroupe—
4Old Frenchcrouperump, body
5Frankishkruppa—
6PolishKrupa—
7Proto-Slavickrupagrainy substance, groats, hail
8Proto-Balto-Slavickraupāˀ—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankrowp-eh₂—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
11Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise
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