Where does “bâcher” come from?
bâcher (French) comes from French bâche, from Old French baschoe, from Latin bascauda — a woven mat or vessel to hold basketwork.
bâcher (French): to cover with a canvas or tarpaulin
Definitions
- to cover with a canvas or tarpaulin
Ancestry of “bâcher”, step by step
bâcher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bâche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | bâche | tarpaulin; tank; tide pool |
| 2 | Old French | baschoe | — |
| 3 | Latin | bascauda | a woven mat or vessel to hold basketwork |
via Old French baisser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | baisser | Alternative form of baissier |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | bassiare | present active infinitive of *bassiō |
| 3 | Late Latin | bassus | low, short; low; short; thick, low |
Words derived from “bâcher”