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
- whooping cough; influenza; craze, bug
Ancestry of “coqueluche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | coqueluchon | a kind of monk's cowl or hood |
| 2 | Italian | coccolucio | — |
| 3 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |