Etymology

kotlet

K5O1T1L1E1T1

Today it means: A type of Polish meat patty. Full definition →

Polish kotlet ← French côtelette ← Middle French costelette
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

kotlet · noun1

  1. Latincosta
  2. Old Frenchcoste
  3. Middle Frenchcoste
  4. Middle Frenchcostelette
  5. Frenchcôtelette
  6. Polishkotlet
  7. English todaykotlet

Borrowed from Polish kotlet, borrowed from French côtelette, from Middle French costelette (“little rib”), from coste + -elette. Doublet of cutlet, kotleta, and partly katsu.

kotlet · noun2

  1. French · derived fromcôtelette
  2. Persian · borrowed fromکتلت
  3. English todaykotlet

Borrowed from Persian کتلت (kotlet), borrowed from French côtelette. Doublet of cutlet, kotleta, and partly katsu.

Words from the same roots

Frenchcôtelette all →

cutletkotleta

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.