coto

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coto^¹

Where it comes from

From Spanish coto (“half-span, quarter-cubit”), supposedly a variant of codo (“Spanish cubit”), from Vulgar Latin forms of Latin cubitum (“elbow, Roman cubit”), but more probably a development of or influenced by Latin quārtus (“a fourth”) from its use as a fourth of the cubit or Latin quattuor (“four”) from its approximation of the span across four fingers.

noun cotos

historical A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 10.4 cm.

Coto^²

proper noun Cotos

A surname.

Coto^³

proper noun

alternative Alternative form of Cocto (“extinct Chibchan language”).

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"coto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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coto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coto

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"coto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coto.

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@misc{coto_2026,
  title = {coto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}