Where does “cucullus” come from?

cucullus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cucullus (Latin): a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...

Definitions

  1. a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...

Ancestry of “cucullus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cucullus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-