Where does “cuculean” come from?

cuculean (Romanian) comes from Romanian cuc, from Latin cucus — daw, jackdaw; cuckoo.

Ancestry of “cuculean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancuccuckoo; an extravagant thing; alone, isolated
2Latincucusdaw, jackdaw; cuckoo
Every word from Latin cucus →Every word from Romanian cuc →