Where does “cotonare” come from?

cotonare (Italian) comes from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.

cotonare (Italian): to make (something) cottony, to give (something) to appearance of cotton

Definitions

  1. to make (something) cottony, to give (something) to appearance of cotton

Ancestry of “cotonare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancotonecotton; cotton wool
2Arabicقُطُن—
3Arabicقُطْنcotton

Words derived from “cotonare”

Every word from Arabic قُطْن →Every word from Arabic قُطُن →Every word from Italian cotone →
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