Where does “coffa” come from?

coffa (Italian) comes from Welsh cof, from Middle Welsh cof — memory.

coffa (Italian): top

Definitions

  1. top

Ancestry of “coffa”, step by step

coffa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh cof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcofmemory
2Middle Welshcofmemory

via Arabic قفة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقفةfevery shiver, ague fit, "tremor febrilis"; a...
2Aramaicקוּפָאwicker basket

Words derived from “coffa”

Every word from Middle Welsh cof →Every word from Welsh cof →
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