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