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Where does “cointerel” come from?

cointerel (Middle French) comes from Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cointerel (Middle French): vain

Definitions

  1. vain

Ancestry of “cointerel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cointerel”

  • quaintrelle
  • queintrelle
  • queyntrelle
  • cointerelle
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