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
Definitions
- A dovecote
Ancestry of “dovecot”, step by step
dovecot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ribbed |
| 6 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |
via English dove
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dove | A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundred species of the family Columbidae |
| 2 | Middle English | douve | A dove, pigeon, or similar bird; An affectionate... |
| 3 | Old English | dūfe | dove, pigeon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dūbǭ | dove, pigeon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |