Where does “Cordovan” come from?

Cordovan (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Cordovan (English): Of or pertaining to Córdoba; A person from...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Córdoba; A person from...

Ancestry of “Cordovan”, step by step

Cordovan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English Córdova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCórdovaa Spanish town
2Spanishcórdobacórdoba
3Arabicقُرْطُبَة—
4LatinCordubaCórdoba
5Phoenician𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉—

Words derived from “Cordovan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →