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Where does “katoen” come from?

katoen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch catoen, from Middle Dutch cotoen, from Old French coton, from Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.

katoen (Dutch): cotton, plant of the genus "Gossypium"; cotton

Definitions

  1. cotton, plant of the genus "Gossypium"; cotton

Ancestry of “katoen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcatoen—
2Middle Dutchcotoen—
3Old Frenchcoton—
4Old Italiancotone—
5Arabicقُطُن—
6Arabicقُطْنcotton

Words derived from “katoen”

  • Kattun
  • kattunen
  • karton
  • katun
Every word from Arabic قُطْن →