Where does “cosyn” come from?
cosyn (Welsh) comes from Welsh -yn, from English leaguer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
cosyn (Welsh): a piece of cheese
Ancestry of “cosyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | -yn | Used to form the singulative of certain words;... |
| 2 | English | leaguer | A siege; The camp of a besieging army; a camp in... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |