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Where does “galoche” come from?

galoche (English) comes from English galoshe, from Middle English galoche, from Old French galoche, from Latin gallica — nominative feminine singular of gallicus;...

galoche (English): Alternative spelling of galoshe

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of galoshe

Ancestry of “galoche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgalosheA clog or patten; Hence, an overshoe worn in wet...
2Middle Englishgaloche—
3Old Frenchgalocheshoe with a wooden sole
4Latingallicanominative feminine singular of gallicus;...
Every word from Latin gallica →