Where does “pincushion” come from?

pincushion (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.

pincushion (English): A device, originally like a small, stuffed...

Definitions

  1. A device, originally like a small, stuffed...

Ancestry of “pincushion”, step by step

pincushion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cushion

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

via English PIN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPINAcronym of personal identification number;...
2Middle Englishpinne—
3Old Englishpinnpin; peg; an instrument of writing; pen
4Proto-Germanicpinnazpin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbend-point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

Words derived from “pincushion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Latin coxa →Every word from Latin coxinum →