Where does “cūle” come from?
cūle (Old English) comes from Old English cugele, from Ecclesiastical Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
Ancestry of “cūle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | cugele | hood, cowl |
| 2 | Ecclesiastical Latin | cuculla | monk's cowl |
| 3 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “cūle”