souche

French

noun
Definitions
  • stump of a tree
  • (viral) strain
  • (by extension) root
  • (by extension) origin
  • (by extension) founder

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French souche inherited from Old French çoche derived from Gaulish *tsukka derived from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz (tree-trunk, stump, stock).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*stukkaz

Gloss

tree-trunk, stump, stock

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