Where does “caoutchouc” come from?

caoutchouc (French) comes from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu — rubber.

caoutchouc (French): rubber

Definitions

  1. rubber

Ancestry of “caoutchouc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcauchorubber
2Quechuakawchurubber

Words derived from “caoutchouc”

Every word from Quechua kawchu →Every word from Spanish caucho →