Where does “cottonness” come from?
cottonness (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.
cottonness (English): The quality of being cotton
Definitions
- The quality of being cotton
Ancestry of “cottonness”, step by step
cottonness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cotton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cotton | The name of several settlements around the world |
| 2 | Middle English | cotoun | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | cotun | — |
| 4 | Middle English | coton | cotton fiber of |
| 5 | Old French | cotoun | cotton; a piece of cotton |
| 6 | Italian | cotone | cotton; cotton wool |
| 7 | Arabic | قُطُن | — |
| 8 | Arabic | قُطْن | cotton |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |