Where does “cushions” come from?

cushions (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.

cushions (English): plural of cushion; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of cushion; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “cushions”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcushionA soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag,...
2Middle EnglishquysshynA soft stuffed bag; a cushion or pillow
3Old Frenchcoissincushion
4Latincoxinum—
5Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
6Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Latin coxa →Every word from Latin coxinum →