Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. · Any intrauterine device for contraception (originally coil-shaped). · A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow. · A cylinder of clay.
From Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, cuillir (“to gather, pluck, pick, cull”) (modern French cueillir), from Latin colligō (“to gather together”), past participle collectus, from com- (“together”) + legō (“to gather”); compare legend. Doublet of cull.
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