Where does “cucuiete” come from?

cucuiete (Romanian) comes from Romanian cucui, from Latin cucullium, from Latin cucullum — accusative singular of cucūllus.

Ancestry of “cucuiete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancucuibump, swelling; crest, bunch of feathers on a...
2Latincucullium—
3Latincucullumaccusative singular of cucūllus
Every word from Latin cucullum →Every word from Latin cucullium →Every word from Romanian cucui →