Where does “cucullus” come from?

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

cucullus (English): A hood-shaped organ, resembling a cowl or monk's...

Definitions

  1. A hood-shaped organ, resembling a cowl or monk's...

Ancestry of “cucullus”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →