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Etymology of the English word coach

the English word coach
derived from the French word coche
derived from the German word Kutsche
derived from the Hungarian word kocsi

Date

The earliest known usage of coach in English dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in English

coacher, coachman, coachwhip, minicoach, slowcoach, stagecoach, coached, coaching

Derivations in other languages

French coach

Cognates

Danish kogge, Dutch kogge, Dutch koets, English cock, English ccach, French coque, French coq, French coche, German Kogge, German Kutsche, Italian cocchio, Italian cocca, Norwegian kogg, Polish kogut, Spanish coca, Spanish cochino

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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