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Where does “couchier” come from?

couchier (Old French) comes from Latin collocō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

couchier (Old French): to go to bed; to have sex; bedtime

Definitions

  1. to go to bed; to have sex; bedtime

Ancestry of “couchier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollocō—
2Latincōn-—
3Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
4Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
5Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “couchier”

  • couch
  • quilt
  • quilting
  • couching
  • quoits
  • quoit
  • accouchement
  • accoucheur
  • quilter
  • bedquilt
  • couché
  • quiltmaking
  • couchette
  • quiltmaker
  • couchee
  • accoucheuse
  • quilty
  • quiltlike
  • couchless
  • couchlike
  • couchside
  • couchbound
  • cwtch
  • couchable
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