Where does “goudron” come from?

goudron (French) comes from Middle French goutren, from Old French catran, from Latin catarannus, from Arabic قَطْرَان — tar.

goudron (French): tar

Definitions

  1. tar

Ancestry of “goudron”, step by step

goudron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French goutren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgoutren—
2Old Frenchcatran—
3Latincatarannus—
4Arabicقَطْرَانtar

via Arabic قطران

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقطرانtar; asphalt; verbal noun of قَطَرَ

Words derived from “goudron”

Every word from Arabic قَطْرَان →Every word from Latin catarannus →Every word from Old French catran →