Where does “coton” come from?

coton (Middle English) comes from Old French cotoun, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.

coton (Middle English): cotton fiber of

Definitions

  1. cotton fiber of

Ancestry of “coton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcotouncotton; a piece of cotton
2Italiancotonecotton; cotton wool
3Arabicقُطُن—
4Arabicقُطْنcotton

Words derived from “coton”

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