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Where does “catoen” come from?

catoen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cotoen, from Old French coton, from Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.

Ancestry of “catoen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcotoen—
2Old Frenchcoton—
3Old Italiancotone—
4Arabicقُطُن—
5Arabicقُطْنcotton

Words derived from “catoen”

  • Kattun
  • kattunen
  • katoen
  • karton
  • katun
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