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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

  1. mouthpiece; embouchure; mouth

Ancestry of “embouchure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchemboucherto place one's lips against the mouthpiece of a...
2Middle Frenchemboucherto inform
3Old Frenchembouchier—
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “embouchure”

  • embouchure
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