Where does “cotão” come from?

cotão (Portuguese) comes from French coton, from Old French coton, from Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.

cotão (Portuguese): lint; fine hair found on plants and fruits, such...

Definitions

  1. lint; fine hair found on plants and fruits, such...

Ancestry of “cotão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcotoncotton
2Old Frenchcoton—
3Old Italiancotone—
4Arabicقُطُن—
5Arabicقُطْنcotton

Words derived from “cotão”

Every word from Arabic قُطْن →Every word from Arabic قُطُن →Every word from Old Italian cotone →