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Where does “couche” come from?

couche (French) comes from French coucher, from Middle French coucher, from Old French couchier, from Latin collocō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

couche (French): past participle of coucher; in bed

Definitions

  1. past participle of coucher; in bed

Ancestry of “couche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoucherto lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
2Middle Frenchcoucherto put to bed; setting
3Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
4Latincollocō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “couche”

  • couché
  • couchee
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