what is the etymology of this word?  gauche
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- Etymology[edit] Borrowing from French gauche ‎(“left, awkward”), from gauchir ‎(“to veer, turn”), from Old French gaucher ‎(“to trample, walk clumsily”), from Frankish *walkan ‎(“to full, trample”), from Proto-Germanic *walkaną ‎(“to full, roll up”).
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- V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary. Tips: The word gamut is created from the Latin words gamma and ut, the lowest note and a higher note on the medieval musical scale. Think, all notes are accounted for in the gamut. Thus, gamut refers to the whole scale or range of things in a group.
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- Etymology 1 [edit]. From Proto-Indo-European *pere ‎(“ produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth ”), related to pariō ‎(“ to produce ”) and properus ‎(“ ready ”). See also English apparent, parent, and peer.
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Douche A douche /duʃ/ is a device used to introduce a stream of water into the body for medical or hygienic reasons, or the stream of water itself. Douche usually refers to vaginal irrigation, the rinsing of the vagina, but it can also refer to the rinsing of any body cavity. A douche bag is a piece of equipment for douching—a bag for holding the fluid used in douching. To avoid transferring intestinal bacteria into the vagina, the same bag must not be used for an enema and a vaginal douche. Douching after sexual intercourse is not an effective form of birth control.
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capping Old English took in two forms of the Late Latin word, one meaning head-covering, the other ecclesiastical dress (see cape (n.1)). In most Romance languages, a diminutive of Late Latin cappa has become the usual word for head-covering (e.g. French chapeau).
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chemise chemise. n. 1. (Clothing & Fashion) an unwaisted loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders. 2. (Clothing & Fashion) a loose shirtlike undergarment. [C14: from Old French: shirt, from Late Latin camisa, perhaps of Celtic origin].
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gauche lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche. Origin of gauche. Germanic.
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Douche From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A douche (/ˈduːʃ/) is a device used to introduce a stream of water into the body for medical or hygienic reasons, or the stream of water itself. Douche usually refers to vaginal irrigation, the rinsing of the vagina, but it can also refer to the rinsing of any body cavity.ouche usually refers to vaginal irrigation, the rinsing of the vagina, but it can also refer to the rinsing of any body cavity.
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- The origin of the word gazpacho is uncertain, but etymologists believe it might be derived from the Mozarab word caspa, meaning residue or fragments, an allusion to the small pieces of bread and vegetables in a gazpacho soup.On the other hand, it may be a pre-Roman Iberian word modified by the Arabic.he origin of the word gazpacho is uncertain, but etymologists believe it might be derived from the Mozarab word caspa, meaning residue or fragments, an allusion to the small pieces of bread and vegetables in a gazpacho soup. On the other hand, it may be a pre-Roman Iberian word modified by the Arabic.
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Douche A douche /duʃ/ is a device used to introduce a stream of water into the body for medical or hygienic reasons, or the stream of water itself. Douche usually refers to vaginal irrigation, the rinsing of the vagina, but it can also refer to the rinsing of any body cavity. A douche bag is a piece of equipment for douching—a bag for holding the fluid used in douching.
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gown c.1300, from Old French goune robe, coat, habit, gown, from Late Latin gunna leather garment, skin, hide, of unknown origin. Used by St. Boniface (8c.) for a fur garment permitted for old or infirm monks. Klein writes it is probably a word adopted from a language of the Apennine or the Balkan Peninsula..
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gaudy Etymology 1. Origin uncertain; perhaps from gaud (“ornament, trinket”) +‎ -y, perhaps ultimately from Old French gaudir (“to rejoice”). A common claim that the word derives from Antoni Gaudí, designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Família Basilica, is incorrect: the word was in use centuries before Gaudí was born.
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source mid-14c., support, base, from Old French sourse a rising, beginning, fountainhead of a river or stream (12c.), fem. noun taken from past participle of sourdre to rise, spring up, from Latin surgere to rise (see surge (n.)). Meaning a first cause is from late 14c., as is that of fountain-head of a river..
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politesse From the French politesse, from the Italian politezza, from polito, past participle of pulire (“to polish, “to clean), from the Latin polire, present active infinite form of poliÅ (“I polish, “I smooth). Synonyms.
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- Vouch definition, to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed by for): Her record in office vouches for her integrity. See more.
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voucher 1. a person or thing that vouches. 2. a document, receipt, stamp, etc., that gives evidence of an expenditure. 3. a form authorizing a disbursement of cash or a credit against a future purchase or expense. 4. written authorization; credential. 5. a piece of evidence or proof.
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douche Origin and Etymology of douche. French, from Italian doccia, from docciare to douche, from doccia water pipe, probably back-formation from doccione conduit, from Latin duction-, ductio means of conveying water, from ducere to lead — more at tow.
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- Definition of bouche. plural. -s. 1 obsolete : an allowance of food and drink for retinue in a royal or noble household. 2 : a slit in the edge of a medieval shield for a sword blade or a rounded opening for the shaft of a lance.
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Gargoyles - Mythology and Folklore - The White Goddess Gargoyles: A grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter, especially of Gothic buildings, used as a spout to carry water clear of a wall. The word Gargoyle is derived from an old French word gargouille, meaning throat.
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coat early 14c., outer garment, from Old French cote coat, robe, tunic, overgarment, from Frankish *kotta coarse cloth or some other Germanic source (cf. Old Saxon kot woolen mantle, Old High German chozza cloak of coarse wool, German Kotze a coarse coat), of unknown origin. Transferred to animal's natural covering late 14c. Extended 1660s to a layer of any substance covering any surface. Spanish, Portuguese cota, Italian cotta are Germanic loan-words.
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mauve Word Origin and History for mauve Expand. n. purple dye, 1859, from French mauve, from Old French mauve mallow (13c.), from Latin malva mallow; the dye so called from the color of the mallow plant. Related: Mauvish.
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bouquet garni (gär-nē′) n. pl. bou·quets gar·nis (bō-kāz′ gär-nē′, bo͞o-) A bunch of herbs tied together, wrapped in cheesecloth or enclosed in a small cloth sack, and immersed during cooking, as in a soup or stew. [French : bouquet, bunch + garni, past participle of garnir, to garnish.]
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- also garrotte, 1620s, Spanish method of capital punishment by strangulation, from Spanish garrote stick for twisting cord, of unknown origin, perhaps from Old French guaroc club, stick, rod, shaft of a crossbow, probably ultimately Celtic, but possibly from Frankish *wrokkan to twist (cf.
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concha Origin and Etymology of concha. Italian & Latin; Italian conca semidome, apse, from Late Latin concha, from Latin, shell. First Known Use: circa 1639.
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- 1 Main gauche (m.g., French), a term indicating left hand in piano music. 2  Matematička gimnazija, a special school, elementary and high school, for gifted in areas of mathematics, physics and ICT.
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- 1. a patch of cloth attached to and supported by string-like cords, worn over the hips, and serving to cover only the pubic area; -- often worn by stripteasers. Syn: thong, merkin. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A small covering for the loins. Syn: breechcloth, breechclout, loincloth. [WordNet 1.5] 3. [from Dr. Graubau.] (Physics) A transmission line consisting a single wire coated with dielectric, thus permitting surface-wave propagation. [slang] --Dict.