Where does “Krapüle” come from?

Krapüle (German) comes from French crapule, from Latin crāpula, from Ancient Greek κραιπάλη, from Ancient Greek κραιπᾰ́λη — bout of drinking.

Krapüle (German): scum

Definitions

  1. scum

Ancestry of “Krapüle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrapuledrunkenness; scoundrel; debauchery
2Latincrāpulaexcessive drinking, drunkenness, inebriation, intoxication
3Ancient Greekκραιπάληbout of drinking; intoxication, inebriation;...
4Ancient Greekκραιπᾰ́ληbout of drinking
Every word from Ancient Greek κραιπᾰ́λη →Every word from Ancient Greek κραιπάλη →Every word from Latin crāpula →