Etymology

coacher

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Today it means: A person who coaches or gives instruction: a coach. Full definition →

First used 19th c.English coach ← Middle French coche ← German Kutsche
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pékʷeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷekʷō
  4. Latin*quoquō
  5. Latincoquō
  6. Late Latincoquus
  7. Proto-West Germanic*kok
  8. Old High Germanchoch
  9. Middle High Germankoch
  10. GermanKoch
  11. HungarianKoch
  12. HungarianKocs
  13. Hungariankocsi
  14. GermanKutsche
  15. Middle Frenchcoche
  16. Englishcoach
  17. English todaycoacher

From coach + -er.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A tame animal used as a lure to attract wild beasts, especially cattle.

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