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Where does “carcan” come from?

carcan (French) comes from Medieval Latin carcanum — collar.

carcan (French): yoke, shackles; straitjacket

Definitions

  1. yoke, shackles; straitjacket

Ancestry of “carcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincarcanumcollar
Every word from Medieval Latin carcanum →