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Where does “coute” come from?

coute (Old French) comes from Latin cubitum, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

coute (Old French): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “coute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincubitumelbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō
2Latincubō—
3Proto-Italickubāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “coute”

  • couter
  • coudee
  • coudoyer
  • accoudement
  • coudée
  • coude
  • coudoiement
  • accoudoir
  • coudière
  • accouder
  • coute
  • kut
  • koud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →