Where does “cota” come from?

cota (Portuguese) comes from Old French cotte, from Frankish kotta, from Proto-Germanic kuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gudnó-.

cota (Portuguese): quota; an armour coat; elder

Definitions

  1. quota; an armour coat; elder

Ancestry of “cota”, step by step

cota traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French cotte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcotteovershirt, tunic
2Frankishkottacoat
3Proto-Germanickuttôcowl, woolen cloth, coat
4Proto-Indo-Europeangudnó-—

via Latin quota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquotainflection of quotus: ## nominative/vocative...
2Latinquota pars—

via Kimbundu kota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kimbundukota—

Words derived from “cota”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gudnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuttô →Every word from Frankish kotta →