Where does “quaintrelle” come from?
quaintrelle (English) comes from Middle English queyntrelle, from Middle French cointerelle, from Middle French cointerel, from Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
quaintrelle (English): A woman who is focused on style and leisurely...
Definitions
- A woman who is focused on style and leisurely...
Ancestry of “quaintrelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | queyntrelle | person of fashion |
| 2 | Middle French | cointerelle | — |
| 3 | Middle French | cointerel | vain |
| 4 | Old French | cointe | clever; intelligent |
| 5 | Latin | cognitus | known (from experience), having been known; recognised, having been recognised; acquainted, having been acquainted |
| 6 | Latin | cognōscere | — |
| 7 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |