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Where does “crappuul” come from?

crappuul (Limburgish) comes from French crapule, from Latin crāpula, from Ancient Greek κραιπάλη, from Ancient Greek κραιπᾰ́λη.

crappuul (Limburgish): rabble, scoundrel

Definitions

  1. rabble, scoundrel

Ancestry of “crappuul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrapuledrunkenness; scoundrel; debauchery
2Latincrāpula—
3Ancient Greekκραιπάληbout of drinking; intoxication, inebriation;...
4Ancient Greekκραιπᾰ́λη—
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