Cotta

Cotta is the name of a well-known publishing house of 19th century Germany, primarily developed by businessperson Johann Friedrich Cotta (1764-1832).

Cotta is a surname:

• Aurelia Cotta (120-54 BC) was the mother of Julius Caesar.
• Bernhard von Cotta (1808-1879) was a German geologist.
• Gaius Aurelius Cotta (ca. 124-73 BC) was an ancient Roman statesman and orator.
• Johann Friedrich Cotta (mentioned above) was a German publisher, industrial pioneer and politician.
• Heinrich Cotta (1763-1844) was a German silviculturist.
• John Cotta (1575-1650) was an English physician.
• Lucius Aurelius Cotta (active 70 BC) was an ancient Roman senator.
• Lucius Aurunculeius Cotta (d. 54 BC) was an officer in the Gallic army of Julius Caesar.

In clothing, cotta is also:

• A Medieval Latin and Italian term for surplice, an ecclesiastical garment.
• A lightweight underdress in Italian 15th century fashion