Where does “cofollo” come from?

cofollo (Italian) comes from Old Spanish alcofol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

cofollo (Italian): a lead-based paint used for ceramics

Definitions

  1. a lead-based paint used for ceramics

Ancestry of “cofollo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishalcofol—
2Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
3Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
4Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
5Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →