cushion

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*koḱs-“joint, limb”
2. Latin · derived fromcoxa“hip, thigh”
3. Vulgar Latin · derived from*coxīnus“seat pad”
4. Old French · derived fromcoissin
5. Middle English · inherited fromquysshyn
6. English todaycushion

From Middle English quysshyn, from later Old French coissin (modern coussin), from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus (“seat pad”), derived from Latin coxa (“hip, thigh”) (with the suffix possibly after Latin pulvīnus (“pillow”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- (“joint, limb”).

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