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Where does “cachot” come from?

cachot (Norman) comes from French cachot, from French cacher, from Old French cachier, from Vulgar Latin coacticare, from Latin coactō, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn- — resin.

cachot (Norman): cell

Definitions

  1. cell

Ancestry of “cachot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcachotdungeon, prison; penalty box
2Frenchcacherto hide; Alternative spelling of casher
3Old Frenchcachierto hide; Alternative form of chacier
4Vulgar Latincoacticarepresent active infinitive of *coacticō
5Latincoactō—
6Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
7Latincōgō—
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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