English
inaccrochable
Inaccrochable comes from French accrocher ‘to hang’, and goes back to croc.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcroc
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentaccrocher‘to hang’
- Englishtodayinaccrochable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcroc
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentaccrocher‘to hang’
- Englishtodayinaccrochable
Every English word from French croc
Today it means
adj Unable to be hung (or sold), especially because of sexual content.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French croc / inaccrochable