English
Roscoff
Roscoff comes from French Roscoff, and goes back to Breton Rosko.
- BretonmodernRosko
- Frenchc. 1600–presentRoscoff
- Englishearliest quotation 2022same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- BretonmodernRosko
- Frenchc. 1600–presentRoscoff
- Englishearliest quotation 2022same form
Earliest quotation: 2022, Fred Foster: “The oceanic climate and light rainfall mean that Roscoffs…”
The story
Borrowed from French Roscoff, with the pronunciation influenced by Breton Rosko.
Every English word from Breton Rosko
Today it means
name A small town and commune in Finistère department, Brittany, France.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Breton Rosko / Roscoff