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

1. puncheon (cask)
2. puncheon (wooden support)
3. puncheon (stamp)

Descendants

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

References

• ponchon on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
• Etymology and history of “poinçon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.