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Where does “stagecoach” come from?

Stagecoach derives from English stage, from Middle French coche, from Hungarian kocsi, from French coucher, from Latin sto meaning to stand, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-.

stagecoach (English): Alternative spelling of stage-coach

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of stage-coach

Ancestry of “stagecoach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstage-coachA horse-drawn coach that runs routinely between...
2EnglishcoachA wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse...
3Middle Frenchcoche—
4GermanKutschecarriage; coach; A large, old automobile in poor...
5Frenchcouchépast participle of coucher; in bed
6Frenchcoucherto lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
7Middle Frenchcoucherto put to bed; setting
8Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
9Latincollocō—
10Latincōn-—
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Germankitt—
18Old High Germankuti—
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin

Words derived from “stagecoach”

  • stagecoachman
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