Where does “cotonatura” come from?

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

cotonatura (Italian): backcombing

Definitions

  1. backcombing

Ancestry of “cotonatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancotonareto make (something) cottony, to give (something) to appearance of cotton
2Italiancotonecotton; cotton wool
3Arabicقُطُن—
4Arabicقُطْنcotton
Every word from Arabic قُطْن →Every word from Arabic قُطُن →Every word from Italian cotone →