Where does “coleira” come from?
coleira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Cola, from French collant, from French coller, from French colle, from Vulgar Latin colla, from Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
coleira (Portuguese): collar; kola
Definitions
- collar; kola
Ancestry of “coleira”, step by step
coleira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Cola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Cola | glue, paste sticky adhesive substance |
| 2 | French | collant | present participle of coller; sticky, gluey,... |
| 3 | French | coller | to stick, to glue; se coller; To be sticky; to... |
| 4 | French | colle | glue; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | colla | nominative plural of collum; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Latin | cuculla | Alternative form of cucullus |
| 7 | Latin | cucullus | a covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-l- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |