coach
The origin and history of coach.
Etymology
From the Hungarian town of Kocs, famous for building horse-drawn carriages; the word passed through German and French before reaching English. The "trainer" sense began as 19th-century Oxford student slang for a tutor who "carries" you through an exam.
Class of 1800
coach first entered the language around 1800. Other words from the same year:
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