Where does “cotun” come from?

cotun (Anglo-Norman) comes from Middle English coton, from Old French cotoun, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.

Ancestry of “cotun”, step by step

cotun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English coton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcotoncotton fiber of
2Old Frenchcotouncotton; a piece of cotton
3Italiancotonecotton; cotton wool
4Arabicقُطُن—
5Arabicقُطْنcotton

via Old French coton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoton—
2Old Italiancotone—

Words derived from “cotun”

Every word from Arabic قُطْن →Every word from Arabic قُطُن →Every word from Italian cotone →