coffer

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόφινος“basket”
2. Latin · derived fromcophinus“basket”
3. Old French · derived fromcofre, coffre
4. Middle English · inherited fromcofre
5. English todaycoffer

From Middle English cofre, coffre, from Old French cofre, coffre, from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”). Doublet of coffin. Cognate with German Koffer (“a suitcase”).

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