Where does “cotitus” come from?
cotitus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin cotire, from Latin cos, from Proto-Italic kōtis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.
cotitus (Vulgar Latin): sharpened
Ancestry of “cotitus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cotire | sharpen |
| 2 | Latin | cos | whetstone |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kōtis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₃- | to sharpen, whet; sharpen |
Words derived from “cotitus”