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Where does “coulisse” come from?

coulisse (French) comes from French coulis, from Old French colëiz, from Vulgar Latin *colātīcius, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

coulisse (French): coulisse; side of a stage, dressing room;...

Definitions

  1. coulisse; side of a stage, dressing room;...

Ancestry of “coulisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoulisflowing; running; coulis; melted metal used to...
2Old Frenchcolëiz—
3Vulgar Latin*colātīcius—
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “coulisse”

  • cullis
  • coulisse
  • кулиса
  • coulisser
  • coulisse
  • Drohkulisse
  • Kulisse
  • taustakulissi
  • kulissi
  • coulisse
  • kuliss
  • кулиса
  • kulisa
  • kulisa
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