Etymology of the English word coffer
the English word
cofferderived from the Old French word
coffrederived from the Vulgar Latin word
cophinus (basket, hamper)
derived from the Greek word
kophinos, κόφινος (a (small) basket)
derived from the Old French word
cofrederived from the French root
*cofnederived from the Vulgar Latin word
cophinus (basket, hamper)
derived from the Greek word
kophinos, κόφινος (a (small) basket)
Date
The earliest known usage of coffer in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
cofferdam,
cofferedCognates
Dutch
koffer, French
coffre, German
Koffer, Italian
cofano, Norwegian
koffert, Provençal
cofre, Spanish
cofre, Swedish
koffertUsage
Word found in Modern English
