Where does “cos lettuce” come from?

cos lettuce (English) comes from English Kos, from Greek Κως, from Ancient Greek Κῶς, from Hebrew כוס, from Arabic كُسّ.

cos lettuce (English): a long-leaved variety of lettuce

Definitions

  1. a long-leaved variety of lettuce

Ancestry of “cos lettuce”, step by step

cos lettuce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Kos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKosused in addition to a target player's username to alert teammates of a suspicious player that should be killed when seen
2GreekΚωςKos largest town on the above island
3Ancient GreekΚῶςKos, an island in the Dodecanese
4HebrewכוסA cup, glass, tumbler; little owl; A pussy
5Arabicكُسّ—

via Arabic خس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخسlettuce
2Finnishhassufunny; silly; weird
3Sumerian𒄭𒊬lettuce

Words derived from “cos lettuce”

Every word from Arabic كُسّ →Every word from Hebrew כוס →Every word from Ancient Greek Κῶς →