English
abouchement
Abouchement comes from French abouchement ‘the act of getting into contact or communication’, and goes back to bouche.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbouche
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentaboucher‘to put or get in contact or communication’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentabouchement‘the act of getting into contact or communication’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbouche
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentaboucher‘to put or get in contact or communication’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentabouchement‘the act of getting into contact or communication’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through French bouche
Today it means
noun The point of union of two vessels.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French bouche / abouchement