Where does “fripouille” come from?
fripouille (French) comes from French fripe, from French friper, from Old French frepe, from Latin faluppa — chaff.
fripouille (French): crook
Ancestry of “fripouille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fripe | rag; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | French | friper | to crumple, crush |
| 3 | Old French | frepe | a rag |
| 4 | Latin | faluppa | chaff |