Etymology

covin

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Old French covin ← Latin convena
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  1. Latin · derived fromconvena“a meeting, a coming together”
  2. Old French · derived fromcovin
  3. English todaycovin

From Old French covin, from Latin convena (“a meeting, a coming together”), from conveniō.

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