Where does “cotoun” come from?
cotoun (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman cotun, from Middle English coton, from Old French cotoun, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.
Ancestry of “cotoun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | cotun | — |
| 2 | Middle English | coton | — |
| 3 | Old French | cotoun | cotton; a piece of cotton |
| 4 | Italian | cotone | cotton; cotton wool |
| 5 | Arabic | قُطُن | — |
| 6 | Arabic | قُطْن | cotton |
Words derived from “cotoun”