Etymology of the English word ketch
the English word
ketchderived from the French word
cachederived from the Old French word
cacherderived from the Latin root
*coacticarederived from the Latin word
coactare (compel; constrain; force)
derived from the Latin word
coactus (coercive; compulsion, constraint, force)
derived from the Latin word
cogere (collect, gather, round up)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
agere (to drive; drive, urge, conduct)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ag-derived from the North French word
cachierderived from the Vulgar Latin word
captare (try, long, aim for)
derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-Date
The earliest known usage of ketch in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in other languages
French
quaicheUsage
Word found in Modern English
