Where does “cufflink” come from?

cufflink (English) comes from English link, from Latin linchinus, from Latin lynchinus, from Ancient Greek λύχνος, from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

cufflink (English): A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff...

Definitions

  1. A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff...

Ancestry of “cufflink”, step by step

cufflink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English link

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
2Latinlinchinuscandle
3Latinlynchinus—
4Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via English cuff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcuffglove; mitten; the end of a shirt sleeve that...
2Middle Englishcuffeglove
3Old Englishcuffiehood, cap

Words derived from “cufflink”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →