myEtymology.com: English etymology of pincushion

Etymology of the English word pincushion

the English word pincushion

derived from the English word pin

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *penn-

derived from the English word cushion

derived from the Old French word coussin

derived from the Medieval Latin root *coxinum

derived from the Latin word coxa (hip; hip; haunch; hip bone)

derived from the Latin word culcita (mattress, stuffed)