couchette etymology

French word couchette comes from French couche, French -ette

Detailed word origin of couchette

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
couche French (fra) (chemistry) shell. (chiefly, in the plural) childbirth. Bed (any place for sleeping). Coat (of paint). Layer (of soil, snow etc.). Nappy/diaper.
-ette French (fra)
couchette French (fra) Sleeping berth.

Words with the same origin as couchette

Descendants of -ette
allumette boulette braguette branlette camionnette casquette cassette chaussette cigare cigarette cuvette devinette fillette fourchette fourgonnette gâchette lunette mallette manchette mauviette oreillette roulette serviette sœurette