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
Ancestry of “cosseter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |