Where does “flic” come from?

flic (French) comes from French flique, from German Flick.

flic (French): copper, pig, rozzer

Definitions

  1. copper, pig, rozzer

Ancestry of “flic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfliquefirst-person singular present indicative of...
2GermanFlick—

Words derived from “flic”

Every word from German Flick →Every word from French flique →
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