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Where does “cache-nez” come from?

cache-nez (French) comes from French caché, from French cacher, from Old French cachier, from Vulgar Latin coacticare, from Latin coactō, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn- — resin.

cache-nez (French): scarf, muffler

Definitions

  1. scarf, muffler

Ancestry of “cache-nez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcachépast participle of cacher; hidden
2Frenchcacherto hide; Alternative spelling of casher
3Old Frenchcachierto hide; Alternative form of chacier
4Vulgar Latincoacticarepresent active infinitive of *coacticō
5Latincoactō—
6Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
7Latincōgō—
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin

Words derived from “cache-nez”

  • кашне
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