Etymology of the English word cozen
the English word
cozenderived from the English word
cantderived from the North French word
cantderived from the Vulgar Latin word
cantus (song, chant; singing; tire, iron ring around a carriage wheel; wheel)
derived from the Latin word
canthus (tire, iron ring around a carriage wheel; wheel)
derived from the Greek word
kanthos, κανϑός (rim; rim on a wheel; rim)
derived from the Latin word
cantare (sing; play)
derived from the Latin word
canere (be, become covered in white; be hoary; sing, celebrate, chant)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kan-Date
The earliest known usage of cozen in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
cozenage,
cozened,
cozeningUsage
Word found in Modern English
