Where does “coffin” come from?
coffin (Old Occitan) comes from Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος — basket.
Ancestry of “coffin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cophinus | A hamper, basket |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κόφινος | basket |
Words derived from “coffin”