Where does “quoits” come from?
Quoits comes from Middle English coyte, from Old French coite, from Latin culcita meaning a cushion or mattress, ultimately from Latin calx meaning heel.
quoits (English): plural of quoit; A competitive game in which...
Definitions
- plural of quoit; A competitive game in which...
Ancestry of “quoits”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | quoit | A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target... |
| 2 | Middle English | coyte | flat stone |
| 3 | Old French | coite | — |
| 4 | Latin | culcita | mattress, pillow, cushion |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |