Where does “cottony” come from?

cottony (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.

cottony (English): Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and...

Definitions

  1. Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and...

Ancestry of “cottony”, step by step

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
Every word from Arabic قُطْن →Every word from Arabic قُطُن →Every word from Italian cotone →