Where does “cafter” come from?

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

cafter (French): to rat; to rat on

Definitions

  1. to rat; to rat on

Ancestry of “cafter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcafardhypocrite; tattletale, informant, rat; cockroach
2Arabicكَافِرinfidel; denier, unbeliever; infidel; unbeliever

Words derived from “cafter”

Every word from Arabic كَافِر →Every word from French cafard →