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Where does “cote” come from?

Cote comes from Old English cot, which derives from Proto-Indo-European gudnó-, ultimately from the same root as Latin quot meaning how many.

cote (English): A cottage or hut; A small structure built to...

Definitions

  1. A cottage or hut; A small structure built to...

Ancestry of “cote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCôte—
2Middle Frenchcostéside
3Old Frenchcostéside
4Latincostātus—
5Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
6Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

Words derived from “cote”

  • dovecote
  • dovecot
  • sheepcote
  • swinecote
  • hogcote
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →