Where does “coif” come from?

coif (Romanian) comes from Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.

coif (Romanian): casque

Definitions

  1. casque

Ancestry of “coif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincofia—
2Proto-West Germanickuffjucap, crest
3Proto-Germanickupjōcap

Words derived from “coif”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kupjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kuffju →Every word from Latin cofia →