Etymology Explorer
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Where does “cuilte” come from?
cuilte (Old French) comes from Latin culcita, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
Ancestry of “cuilte”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
culcita
mattress, pillow, cushion
2
Proto-Indo-European
kʷel-
to turn
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