Etymology

cotyla

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Latin cotyla ← Ancient Greek κοτύλη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκοτύλη“cup, half-pint”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromcotyla
  3. English todaycotyla

From Latin cotyla, from Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup, half-pint”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκοτύλη all →

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