Where does “coilover” come from?

coilover (English) comes from English coil, from Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, from Old French cueil, from Old French cueudre, from Latin colligō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

coilover (English): An automobile suspension device consisting of a...

Definitions

  1. An automobile suspension device consisting of a...

Ancestry of “coilover”, step by step

coilover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English coil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoilSomething wound in the form of a helix or spiral;...
2Middle EnglishcoilenTo gather, collect, or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.)
3Old Frenchcoillirto pick
4Old Frenchcueil
5Old Frenchcueudrealternative infinitive of coillir
6Latincolligōto gather, draw, bring or collect (together), assemble, pick up; contract, draw up, compress, concentrate; harvest
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
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