Where does “coiffe” come from?
coiffe (French) comes from Middle French coiffe, from Ecclesiastical Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.
coiffe (French): coif; inflection of coiffer:
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Definitions
- coif; inflection of coiffer:
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Ancestry of “coiffe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | coiffe | coif |
| 2 | Ecclesiastical Latin | cofia | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kuffju | cap, crest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kupjō | cap |
Words derived from “coiffe”