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Where does “coconutty” come from?

coconutty (English) comes from English coconut, from English coco, from French coco, from Middle French coche, from German Kutsche, from French couché, from French coucher, from Middle French coucher — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

coconutty (English): Resembling coconuts, coconut-like; Of, or...

Definitions

  1. Resembling coconuts, coconut-like; Of, or...

Ancestry of “coconutty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoconutA fruit of the coconut palm , "Cocos nucifera",...
2EnglishcocoCoconut palm; Coconut, the fruit of the coconut...
3FrenchcocoFruit of the coconut palm, also called noix de...
4Middle Frenchcoche—
5GermanKutschecarriage; coach; A large, old automobile in poor...
6Frenchcouchépast participle of coucher; in bed
7Frenchcoucherto lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
8Middle Frenchcoucherto put to bed; setting
9Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
10Latincollocō—
11Latincōn-—
12Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
13Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
14Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt—
18Germankitt—
19Old High Germankuti—
20Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
21Proto-Germanickweduzresin
22Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
23Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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