Morpheme
Coy
Type
free base
Denotation
quiet, modest, demure
Etymology
Middle English coy; Old French coi, from quei; Latin quiētis, quiētus, from quiēscere, from quiēs + -scō
Evidence
accoy, accoyed, accoying, accoys, coy, coyed, coyer, coyest, coying, coyish, coyly, coyness, coys, overcoy, uncoy
Notes
coy, quit, quiet, quietus, and quite are doublets
homophone of Koi
Doublet
Quit, Quiet, Quite
