Where does “cosseter” come from?
cosseter (English) comes from English cosset, from Catalan cos, from Old Occitan cors, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
cosseter (English): One who cossets
Definitions
- One who cossets
Ancestry of “cosseter”, step by step
cosseter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cosset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cosset | To treat like a pet; to overly indulge; To... |
| 2 | Catalan | cos | body; body, corpse |
| 3 | Old Occitan | cors | body |
| 4 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |