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Where does “crachin” come from?

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

crachin (French): drizzle

Definitions

  1. drizzle

Ancestry of “crachin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrachinerto spit, drizzle
2Frenchcracherto spit
3Old Frenchcrachierto spit
4Vulgar Latincraccare—

Words derived from “crachin”

  • crachîn
Every word from Vulgar Latin craccare →