Where does “quoinless” come from?
quoinless (English) comes from English quoin, from Middle English coyn, from Old French coigne, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
quoinless (English): Without a quoin
Definitions
- Without a quoin
Ancestry of “quoinless”, step by step
quoinless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quoin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quoin | Any of the corner building blocks of a building,... |
| 2 | Middle English | coyn | A wedge; The impression or imagery on a coin; an... |
| 3 | Old French | coigne | wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping |
| 4 | Latin | cuneus | wedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱū | sting |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |