Etymology of the French word boucle
the Old French word
bouclederived from the Latin word
buccula (little cheek; mouth, cheek-piece of a helmet)
derived from the Latin word
bucca (cheek; mouth; gură; jaw, mouth; mouthful)
Date
The earliest known usage of boucle in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
boucler,
bouclier,
bouclerie,
bouclette,
bouclier,
débouclerDerivations in other languages
English
boucle, English
buckle, Italian
buccola, Portuguese
bucle, Portuguese
bucre, Romanian
buclă, Spanish
bucleCognates
Dutch
bochel, English
buckle, German
Buckel, Norwegian
pukkel, Provençal
bloca, Spanish
bloca, Swedish
puckelUsage
Word found in Old French
