Where does “cottonary” come from?
cottonary (English) comes from English cotton, from Middle English cotoun, from Anglo-Norman cotun, from Middle English coton, from Old French cotoun, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.
cottonary (English): Relating to, or composed of, cotton
Definitions
- Relating to, or composed of, cotton
Ancestry of “cottonary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cotton | "Gossypium", a genus of plant used as a source of... |
| 2 | Middle English | cotoun | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | cotun | — |
| 4 | Middle English | coton | — |
| 5 | Old French | cotoun | cotton; a piece of cotton |
| 6 | Italian | cotone | cotton; cotton wool |
| 7 | Arabic | قُطُن | — |
| 8 | Arabic | قُطْن | cotton |