coissin

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From later Old French coissin, from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus (seat pad), derived from Latin coxa (hip, thigh) with the suffix possibly after Latin pulvīnus (pillow).

Noun

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coissin m (plural coissins)

  1. cushion (soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag used for comfort or support)

Descendants

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  • French: coussin (see there for further descendants)

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *coxīnus (seat pad), derived from Latin coxa (hip, thigh) with the suffix possibly after Latin pulvīnus (pillow).

Noun

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coissin oblique singularm (oblique plural coissins, nominative singular coissins, nominative plural coissin)

  1. cushion (soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag used for comfort or support)

Descendants

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References

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (coussin, supplement)