Etymology of the English word cotillion
the English word
cotillionderived from the Old French word
cotillonderived 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 French word
cotteDate
The earliest known usage of cotillion in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
