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Where does “cracher” come from?

cracher (French) comes from Old French crachier, from Vulgar Latin craccare.

cracher (French): to spit

Definitions

  1. to spit

Ancestry of “cracher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrachierto spit
2Vulgar Latincraccare—

Words derived from “cracher”

  • crachoir
  • crachin
  • crachotement
  • crachat
  • recracher
  • crachement
  • crachoter
  • crachouiller
  • crachiner
  • crachá
  • kraĉi
  • crachîn
Every word from Vulgar Latin craccare →