Where does “Coan” come from?

Coan (English) comes from English Cos, from English co, from English company, from Middle English companye, from Old French compaignie, from Old French compain, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com- — resin.

Coan (English): Of or pertaining to the Greek island of Cos (Kos)

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the Greek island of Cos (Kos)

Ancestry of “Coan”, step by step

Coan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Cos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCosa long-leaved variety of lettuce
2EnglishcoClipping of company; they; them
3EnglishcompanyA team; a group of people who work together...
4Middle EnglishcompanyeA company, band, small group, or team of people;...
5Old Frenchcompaigniecompanionship
6Old FrenchcompainAlternative form of compaing; friend; companion
7Latincompāniōcomrade
8Latincom-allomorph of con-
9Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt
16Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
17Old High Germankuti
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz