Where does “dovecot” come from?
dovecot (English) comes from English cote, from French Côte, from Middle French costé, from Old French costé, from Latin costātus, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
dovecot (English): A dovecote
Ancestry of “dovecot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cote | A cottage or hut; A small structure built to... |
| 2 | French | Côte | — |
| 3 | Middle French | costé | side |
| 4 | Old French | costé | side |
| 5 | Latin | costātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |