Where does “clochette” come from?

clochette (French) comes from French cloche, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

clochette (French): bell; bellflower

Definitions

  1. bell; bellflower

Ancestry of “clochette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclochebell; a glass covering, originally bell-shaped,...
2Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
3Old Irishclocbell; clock
4Proto-Celticklokkosbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →