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Where does “cushionless” come from?

cushionless (English) comes from English cushion, from Middle English quysshyn, from Old French coissin, from Latin coxinum, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

cushionless (English): Without a cushion

Definitions

  1. Without a cushion

Ancestry of “cushionless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcushionA soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag,...
2Middle Englishquysshyn—
3Old Frenchcoissincushion
4Latincoxinum—
5Latincoxahip , hipbone; thigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
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