Etymology

cru

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Today it means: A vineyard or group of vineyards in France, especially one having a high reputation. Full definition →

French cru
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The story

  1. French · derived fromcroître“grow”
  2. French · derived fromcrû
  3. French · borrowed fromcru“growth”
  4. English todaycru

Borrowed from French cru (“growth”), from French crû, past participle of French croître (“grow”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.