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Where does “queintrelle” come from?

queintrelle (Middle English) comes from Middle French cointerelle, from Middle French cointerel, from Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “queintrelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcointerelle—
2Middle Frenchcointerelvain
3Old Frenchcointeclever; intelligent
4Latincognitusknown , recognised, having been recognised;...
5Latincognōscere—
6Latinco-allomorph of con-
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “queintrelle”

  • quaintrelle
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