Etymology of the English word cotton
the English word
cottonderived from the Old French word
cotonderived from the Arabic word
qutunderived from the Old Italian word
cotonederived from the Arabic word
quṭunderived from the Classical Arabic word
quṭnDate
The earliest known usage of cotton in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
cottonseed,
cottonweed,
cottonwick,
cottony,
guncotton,
nitrocotton,
cottontail,
cottonwoodCognates
Dutch
katoen, French
toile de coton, German
Kattun, Norwegian
kattun, Swedish
kattunUsage
Word found in Modern English
