Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “loche” come from?

loche (Middle English) comes from Old French loche, from Vulgar Latin laukka, from Gaulish leuca — loach, slug.

Ancestry of “loche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchloche—
2Vulgar Latinlaukkaloach
3Gaulishleucaloach, slug

Words derived from “loche”

  • loach
  • loche
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