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Where does “goudronnage” come from?

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

goudronnage (French): tarring

Definitions

  1. tarring

Ancestry of “goudronnage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgoudronnerto tar; to tar up; to tarmac
2Frenchgoudrontar
3Middle Frenchgoutren—
4Old Frenchcatran—
5Latincatarannus—
6Arabicقَطْرَانtar
Every word from Arabic قَطْرَان →