Where does “craspois” come from?
craspois (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin craspicis, from Latin crassus, from Old Latin cartsus, from Proto-Italic kartsus, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
craspois (Old French): whale, whale meat; blubber; seal
Definitions
- whale, whale meat; blubber; seal