Where does “cuculla” come from?

cuculla (Ecclesiastical Latin) comes from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cuculla (Ecclesiastical Latin): monk's cowl

Definitions

  1. monk's cowl

Ancestry of “cuculla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cuculla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l- →Every word from Latin cucullus →