Where does “coterie” come from?

Coterie comes from French coterie, from Medieval Latin coteria, from Old English cot meaning a small dwelling, from Proto-Germanic kutan, from Proto-Indo-European gudnó-.

coterie (English): A circle of people who associate with one...

Definitions

  1. A circle of people who associate with one...

Ancestry of “coterie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoteriefeudal community of peasants; coterie, clique,...
2Medieval Latincoteria—
3Old Englishcotcottage
4Proto-Germanickuttôcowl, woolen cloth, coat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangudnó-—

Words derived from “coterie”

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