Where does “pouce” come from?
pouce (Norman) comes from Old French pouce, from Latin pollex — thumb; great toe; a unit of distance, equivalent...
pouce (Norman): inch
Ancestry of “pouce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | pouce | thumb |
| 2 | Latin | pollex | thumb; great toe; a unit of distance, equivalent... |