There is an old French word 'cuilte' meaning 'mattress' from Latin 'culcita', the same meaning. The word became to mean 'thick outer bed covering' for no known reason
The word alkali come from the language Arabic
English word apartment was originally appartemente, from the French language, derived from the Italian appartamento, from the verb appartare -- to separate Appartare was formed from a meaning "to" + partemeaning "part"
The word, synonym, is derived from the Greek word, synonymon, meaning: originally.
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from Latin
What language does the word 'cotton' originate from?
Chinese. The Chinese originally called it "Kia".
The word "kindergarten" comes from the German language. It translates to "children's garden" in English.
The origin of a word indicates the language the word originally came from, or the languages certain parts (such as prefixes and suffixes) come from.
The word "piñata" comes from Spanish. It originally derives from the Italian word "pignatta," meaning pot or container.
The word vlucht is a Dutch word, and it originally comes from the old Dutch language. It means flight, or more specifically flight of birds. The word vlucht comes from the term vluchten.
The word 'technique' entered the English language in the mid-19th century, borrowed from French. It originally comes from the Greek word "tekhnē," meaning art or craft.
The word "turquoise" comes from the French word "turquois," which means "Turkish." This is because the stone was originally brought to Europe from Turkey.
Latin, originally.
From the Arawak language of central America meaning lizard
The word "jacket" comes from the French word "jaquet," which originally referred to a short, close-fitting garment worn by men in the 16th century.
It comes from the Spanish word guitarra, and the Spanish got it originally from the French and (farther back) Greek languages.