Where does “kufo” come from?

kufo (Esperanto) comes from English coif, from Middle English coif, from Old French coife, from Late Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.

kufo (Esperanto): bonnet

Definitions

  1. bonnet

Ancestry of “kufo”, step by step

kufo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English coif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoifA hairdo; A hood; a close-fitting cap covering...
2Middle Englishcoif—
3Old Frenchcoife—
4Late Latincofiabonnet
5Proto-West Germanickuffjucap, crest
6Proto-Germanickupjōcap

via French coiffe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoiffecoif; inflection of coiffer: ## first-person...
2Middle Frenchcoiffecoif
3Ecclesiastical Latincofia—

Words derived from “kufo”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kupjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kuffju →Every word from Late Latin cofia →