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Where does “pralin” come from?

pralin (French) comes from French praliner, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...

pralin (French): pastry preparation using crushed pralines;...

Definitions

  1. pastry preparation using crushed pralines;...

Ancestry of “pralin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpralinerto coat with caramelized sugar; to coat young...
2French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
3Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
4Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
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