Etymograph

English

Foch

Foch comes from French Foch, from Occitan ‘Occitan man’, and ultimately from Latin Occitānus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOccitānus‘Occitan’
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentOccitan‘Occitan man’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentFoch
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1983same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEOccitānus‘Occitan’
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentOccitan‘Occitan man’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentFoch
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1983same form

Earliest quotation: 1983, Tony Meisel, American Wine: “An unvintaged Foch is also made.”

Linked words

through French Occitan ‘Occitan man’

beret, chai, 4 more

Today it means

name A surname from French.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Occitānus / Foch

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