coil

coil · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromcolligō“to gather together”
2. Old French · derived fromcoillir
3. Middle English · inherited fromcoilen
4. English todaycoil

From Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, cuillir (“to gather, pluck, pick, cull”) (modern French cueillir), from Latin colligō (“to gather together”), past participle collectus, from com- (“together”) + legō (“to gather”); compare legend. Doublet of cull.

coil · noun²

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