Where does “coterie” come from?

coterie (Dutch) comes from French coterie, from Medieval Latin coteria, from Old English cot, from Proto-Germanic kuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gudnó-.

coterie (Dutch): coterie, clique

Definitions

  1. coterie, clique

Ancestry of “coterie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoteriefeudal community of peasants; coterie, clique,...
2Medieval Latincoteria—
3Old Englishcotcottage
4Proto-Germanickuttôcowl, woolen cloth, coat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangudnó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gudnó- →