Where does “cottonpox” come from?

cottonpox (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.

cottonpox (English): A milder form of smallpox; alastrim

Definitions

  1. A milder form of smallpox; alastrim

Ancestry of “cottonpox”, step by step

cottonpox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Cotton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCottonThe name of several settlements around the world
2Middle Englishcotoun—
3Anglo-Normancotun—
4Middle Englishcotoncotton fiber of
5Old Frenchcotouncotton; a piece of cotton
6Italiancotonecotton; cotton wool
7Arabicقُطُن—
8Arabicقُطْنcotton

via English pox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoxA disease characterized by purulent skin...
2Middle Englishpocke—
Every word from Arabic قُطْن →