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Where does “calotte” come from?

calotte (English) comes from French calotte, from Old Occitan calotta.

calotte (English): A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic priests; The...

Definitions

  1. A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic priests; The...

Ancestry of “calotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalottezucchetto; kippah; calotte
2Old Occitancalotta—
Every word from Old Occitan calotta →