Etymology of the English word coat
the English word
coatderived from the Old French word
cotederived from the Medieval Latin word
quotausing the Latin suffix
-tus (past participle suffix)
derived from the Latin word
quotus (having what position in a numerical series?, bearing what proportion to; what number of?; how many?; what ever number of)
derived from the Latin word
quot (how many; of what number; as many)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷo-derived from the English word
coteDate
The earliest known usage of coat in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
basecoat,
bluecoat,
coatdress,
coated,
coating,
coatrack,
coatroom,
coattail,
greatcoat,
housecoat,
mistcoat,
outercoat,
overcoat,
redcoat,
sleepcoat,
sugarcoat,
sweatercoat,
topcoat,
turncoat,
undercoat,
waistcoat,
weathercoat,
whitecoat,
raincoat,
sugarcoatingDerivations in other languages
French
auto-coatCognates
Catalan
quota, Catalan
cot, French
cote, French
cotte, French
queux, French
quote, Italian
cote, Portuguese
cota, Provençal
cot, Spanish
cotaUsage
Word found in Modern English
