Where does “cuffie” come from?

cuffie (Italian) comes from Italian cuffia, from Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.

cuffie (Italian): plural of cuffia; headphones

Definitions

  1. plural of cuffia; headphones

Ancestry of “cuffie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancuffiabonnet, cap; headphones
2Latincofia—
3Proto-West Germanickuffjucap, crest
4Proto-Germanickupjōcap
Every word from Proto-Germanic kupjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kuffju →Every word from Latin cofia →