Where does “caoutchouc” come from?
Caoutchouc comes from French caoutchouc, borrowed from Quechua kawchu, the Quechua word for the rubber tree and its extracted sap.
caoutchouc (English): latex; natural rubber
Definitions
- latex; natural rubber
Ancestry of “caoutchouc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | caoutchouc | rubber |
| 2 | Spanish | caucho | rubber |
| 3 | Quechua | kawchu | rubber |