Coach

:This article is about vehicles called coaches. For other meanings of the word, see coach (disambiguation).

Original meaning and etymology

The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements. The small Hungarian town of Kócs (pronounced approximately "coach") was the place of manufacture, from the 15th century onwards, of an exceptionally well designed example of such a vehicle with durable and comfortable suspension and steering; and from the Hungarian word Kócsi (meaning "from Kócs") the name spread to several other European languages (compare Spanish coche and German Kutsche).

Related Topics:
Passenger - Mail - Hungarian - Kócs - 15th century - Suspension - Steering - Hungarian - Spanish - German

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