Where does “coton” come from?

coton (Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl) comes from Spanish cotón, from French coton, from Old French coton, from Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.

coton (Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl): Shirt

Definitions

  1. Shirt

Ancestry of “coton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishcotónPrinted cotton fabric; Shirt, blouse
2Frenchcotoncotton
3Old Frenchcoton—
4Old Italiancotone—
5Arabicقُطُن—
6Arabicقُطْنcotton
Every word from Arabic قُطْن →Every word from Arabic قُطُن →Every word from Old Italian cotone →