Where does “coton” come from?
coton (Middle English) comes from Old French cotoun, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.
Ancestry of “coton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | cotoun | cotton; a piece of cotton |
| 2 | Italian | cotone | cotton; cotton wool |
| 3 | Arabic | قُطُن | — |
| 4 | Arabic | قُطْن | cotton |