Where does “coing” come from?
coing (French) comes from Old French cooing, from Late Latin cotoneum, from Latin malum cotoneum, from Latin malum Cydonium — Cydonian apple.
coing (French): quince
Definitions
- quince
Ancestry of “coing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | cooing | quince |
| 2 | Late Latin | cotoneum | a quince |
| 3 | Latin | malum cotoneum | Alternative form of mālum cotōnium; quince tree |
| 4 | Latin | malum Cydonium | Cydonian apple |