Where does “cota” come from?
cota (Spanish) comes from Old French cote, from Frankish kotta, from Proto-Germanic kuttô, from Proto-Indo-European gudnó-.
cota (Spanish): coat of arms; mail; elevation
Definitions
- coat of arms; mail; elevation
Ancestry of “cota”, step by step
cota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French cote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | cote | Alternative form of cotte; coat, robe, tunic,... |
| 2 | Frankish | kotta | coat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kuttô | cowl, woolen cloth, coat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gudnó- | — |
via Latin quota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quota | inflection of quotus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 2 | Latin | quota pars | — |