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Where does “coqueluche” come from?

coqueluche (French) comes from French coqueluchon, from Italian coccolucio, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

coqueluche (French): whooping cough; influenza; craze, bug

Definitions

  1. whooping cough; influenza; craze, bug

Ancestry of “coqueluche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoqueluchona kind of monk's cowl or hood
2Italiancoccolucio—
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 “coqueluche”

  • coqueluche
  • коклюш
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