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Where does “cocher” come from?

cocher (French) comes from French coche, from German Kutsche, from French couché, from French coucher, from Middle French coucher, from Old French couchier, from Latin collocō, from Latin cōn- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

cocher (French): stagecoach driver; to tick; to tick off; to cross

Definitions

  1. stagecoach driver; to tick; to tick off; to cross

Ancestry of “cocher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcochestage-coach; a sort of large boat previously used...
2GermanKutschecarriage; coach; A large, old automobile in poor...
3Frenchcouchépast participle of coucher; in bed
4Frenchcoucherto lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
5Middle Frenchcoucherto put to bed; setting
6Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
7Latincollocō—
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
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “cocher”

  • cocher
  • cochère
  • décocher
  • coche
  • coche
  • cocheira
  • cocheiro
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