Mouchoir etymology

French

French word mouchoir comes from French moucher, French -oir

Etymology of mouchoir

Detailed word origin of mouchoir

Dictionary entry Language Definition
moucher French (fr) (reflexive) to blow one's nose. (transitive) to blow (someone's) nose. (transitive) to snuff out (a candle etc.). (transitive, colloquial) to put someone in their place.
-oir French (fr) A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs. A suffix used on verbs to form masculine words for objects or tools used to do something.. A suffix used on verbs to form masculine words for places where something is done.
mouchoir French (fr) Handkerchief.

Words with the same origin as mouchoir

Descendants of -oir

couloir tiroir trottoir