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Where does “coife” come from?

coife (Old French) comes from Late Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.

Ancestry of “coife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincofiabonnet
2Proto-West Germanickuffjucap, crest
3Proto-Germanickupjōcap

Words derived from “coife”

  • coif
  • coiffeuse
  • uncoif
  • coiffe
  • coiffeur
  • coiffeuse
  • coiffe
  • recoiffer
  • coiffer
  • coiffeur
  • décoiffer
  • cofiar
  • kufo
  • coyf
  • coyfe
  • coif
  • coife
  • coyffe
  • kuaför
  • coafor
  • kuafar
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