Where does “colloïdal” come from?
colloïdal (French) comes from French colloïde, 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.
colloïdal (French): colloidal
Ancestry of “colloïdal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | colloïde | colloid |
| 2 | French | colle | glue; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | colla | nominative plural of collum; accusative plural of... |
| 4 | Latin | cuculla | Alternative form of cucullus |
| 5 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “colloïdal”