Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “bouche” come from?

bouche (Middle French) comes from Old French boche, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

bouche (Middle French): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “bouche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbochemouth
2Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

Words derived from “bouche”

  • bouche
  • embouchure
  • bouge
  • bouchée
  • croquembouche
  • bushwah
  • embouchure
  • emboucher
  • arrière-bouche
  • amuse-bouche
  • croquembouche
  • bouchois
  • bouchée
  • aboucher
  • bouche
  • buŝa
  • buŝo
  • buŝumo
  • krokan
Every word from Latin bucca →