Where does “caoutchin” come from?

caoutchin (English) comes from English caoutchouc, from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu — rubber.

caoutchin (English): An inflammable, volatile, oily liquid...

Definitions

  1. An inflammable, volatile, oily liquid...

Ancestry of “caoutchin”, step by step

caoutchin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English caoutchouc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcaoutchouclatex; natural rubber
2Frenchcaoutchoucrubber
3Spanishcauchorubber
4Quechuakawchurubber

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in—

Words derived from “caoutchin”

Every word from Quechua kawchu →Every word from Spanish caucho →Every word from French caoutchouc →