Etymology of the English word cootch
the English word
cootchderived from the Old French word
couchederived from the French word
coucherderived from the Latin word
collocare (place, put, set in order; put together, assemble; settle)
derived from the Classical Latin word
locare (place, put, station)
derived from the Latin word
locus (place; part of the body; female genitals; grounds of proof; place, territory, locality; seat, rank, position)
using the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
