Where does “cōs” come from?

cōs (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Κῶς, from Hebrew כוס, from Arabic كُسّ.

Ancestry of “cōs”, step by step

cōs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Κῶς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚῶςKos, an island in the Dodecanese
2HebrewכוסA cup, glass, tumbler; little owl; A pussy
3Arabicكُسّ—

via Proto-Italic kōtis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickōtis—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen

Words derived from “cōs”

Every word from Arabic كُسّ →Every word from Hebrew כוס →Every word from Ancient Greek Κῶς →