Where does “embouchure” come from?
embouchure (French) comes from French emboucher, from Middle French emboucher, from Old French embouchier, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
embouchure (French): mouthpiece; embouchure; mouth
Definitions
- mouthpiece; embouchure; mouth
Ancestry of “embouchure”, step by step
embouchure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French emboucher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | emboucher | to place one's lips against the mouthpiece of a... |
| 2 | Middle French | emboucher | to inform |
| 3 | Old French | embouchier | — |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Latin bucca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bucca | the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE... |