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Etymology Dictionary

Origin of the word CAROCHE.  Etymology of the word CAROCHE.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893.

 

CAROCHE,  a kind of coach.  (F.,—Ital.,—C.)   Obsolete; but the present sense of carriage seems to have been brought about by confusion with it.   'The great caroch,' Ben Jonson, Devil is an Ass, iv. 1 (Lady T.).   Stow, in his Annals, 1615, p. 857, says that the 'ordinary use of caroches' began about A.D. 1605; Dekker, in his Seven Deadly Sinnes, 1606, ed. Arber, p. 20, mentions 'the Grand Signiors Caroach.'—F. caroche, given in Sherwood's Index to Cotgrave as a variant of carosse or carozze, 'a carosse or caroach;' Cot.   Caroche is a Walloon form (Sigart).—Ital. carroccia, carrozza, 'a caroce, a coche, a chariot;' Florio.   Extended from Ital. carro, 'a cart, chariot,' Florio; which is of Celtic origin.   See Car.

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Etymology Dictionary Index
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Key
Arab.=Arabic.
A.S.=Anglo Saxon.
Bavar.=Bavarian
Bohem.=Bohemian.
C.=Celtic, used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Cornish, &c.
Corn.=Cornish.
Dan.=Danish.
Du.=Dutch
E.=English.
E.E.=Early English.
Europ.=European.
F.=French.
G.=German.
Gk.=Greek.
Goth.=Gothic.
Icel.=Icelandic.
Ital.=Italian.
L. or Lat.=Latin.
Lith. & Lithuan.=Lithuanian.
M.E.=Middle English.
M.F.=Middle French
M.H.G.=Middle High German.
Norw.=Norwegian.
O.F.=Old French.
O.H.G.=Old High German.
Pers.=Persian.
Port.=Portuguese.
Scand.=Scandinavian, used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, &c.
Sc.=Scottish.
Skt.=Sanskrit.
Span.=Spanish.
Swed.=Sweish.
Teut.=Teutonic
Turk.=Turkish.
W.=Welsh.

  

 

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