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Where does “coet” come from?

coet (Catalan) comes from Old Welsh coit, from Proto-Brythonic koɨd, from Proto-Celtic kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

coet (Catalan): rocket

Definitions

  1. rocket

Ancestry of “coet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshcoit—
2Proto-Brythonickoɨdwood, forest
3Proto-Celtickaitos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

Words derived from “coet”

  • cuetear
  • cuete
  • cohete
  • cohetería
  • antifoguetes
  • foguete
  • foguete
  • foguetes
  • kuwitis
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