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Where does “Kushitic” come from?

Kushitic (English) comes from English Kushite, from English Kush, from German Kusch, from French couché, from French coucher, from Middle French coucher, from Old French couchier, from Latin collocō — resin.

Kushitic (English): Alternative spelling of Cushitic

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of Cushitic

Ancestry of “Kushitic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKushiteAlternative spelling of Cushite
2EnglishKushAlternative letter-case form of kush
3GermanKusch—
4Frenchcouchépast participle of coucher; in bed
5Frenchcoucherto lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
6Middle Frenchcoucherto put to bed; setting
7Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
8Latincollocō—
9Latincōn-—
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—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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