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Where does “catran” come from?

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

Ancestry of “catran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincatarannus—
2Arabicقَطْرَانtar

Words derived from “catran”

  • goudron
  • goudron
  • goudronner
  • goudronneux
  • dégoudronner
  • goudronnage
  • goutren
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