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Where does “autocollant” come from?

autocollant (French) comes from French collant, from French coller, from French colle, from Vulgar Latin colla, from Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

autocollant (French): self-adhesive; A sticker, an adhesive label or...

Definitions

  1. self-adhesive; A sticker, an adhesive label or...

Ancestry of “autocollant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcollantpresent participle of coller; sticky, gluey,...
2Frenchcollerto stick, to glue; se coller; To be sticky; to...
3Frenchcolleglue; first-person singular present indicative of...
4Vulgar Latincollanominative plural of collum; accusative plural of...
5LatincucullaAlternative form of cucullus
6Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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