Etymology

coterie

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Today it means: A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose. Full definition →

French coterie ← Medieval Latin coteria ← Old English cot
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*kutą
  2. Old Englishcot
  3. Medieval Latincoteria
  4. Frenchcoterie
  5. English todaycoterie

Borrowed from French coterie.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.