Where does “cagoule” come from?

cagoule (French) comes from Old French cogole, from Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cagoule (French): cowl; balaclava

Definitions

  1. cowl; balaclava

Ancestry of “cagoule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcogole—
2LatincucullaAlternative form of cucullus
3Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cagoule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l- →Every word from Latin cucullus →