Where does “coif” come from?
coif (Romanian) comes from Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.
coif (Romanian): casque
Ancestry of “coif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cofia | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kuffju | cap, crest |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kupjō | cap |