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 |
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| 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 , recognised, having been recognised;... |
| 6 | Latin | cognōscere | — |
| 7 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |