English
Labranche
Labranche comes from French branche ‘the branch’, and goes back to Late Latin branca ‘paw, foot’.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEbranca‘paw, foot’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400branche‘branch’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘the branch’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentLabranche
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEbranca‘paw, foot’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400branche‘branch’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘the branch’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentLabranche
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Old French branche ‘branch’
Today it means
name A surname from French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin branca / Labranche