Where does “cagoule” come from?

cagoule (English) comes from French cagoule, from Old French cogole, from Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cagoule (English): A lightweight waterproof parka

Definitions

  1. A lightweight waterproof parka

Ancestry of “cagoule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcagoulecowl; balaclava
2Old Frenchcogole—
3LatincucullaAlternative form of cucullus
4Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cagoule”

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