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Where does “crachiner” come from?

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

crachiner (French): to spit, drizzle

Definitions

  1. to spit, drizzle

Ancestry of “crachiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcracherto spit
2Old Frenchcrachierto spit
3Vulgar Latincraccare—

Words derived from “crachiner”

  • crachin
  • crachîn
Every word from Vulgar Latin craccare →