ponchon

Old French

Alternative forms

ponson
poinçon

Etymology

Either a derivation from a Vulgar Latin verb *punctiāre from punctus or from Latin punctiōnem, accusative singular of punctiō.

Noun

ponchon m (oblique plural ponchons, nominative singular ponchons, nominative plural ponchon)

puncheon (cask)
puncheon (wooden support)
puncheon (stamp)

Descendants

Middle French: poinçon, poinson, poinchon
- French: poinçon
Middle French: ponction, poncion
- French: ponction
→ Muddle English: ponchon, punchon, ponchoun, punchoun
- English: puncheon

References

ponchon on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
“poinçon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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