Where does “cufăr” come from?

cufăr (Romanian) comes from Polish kufer, from German koffer, from Middle High German koffer, from Middle Dutch coffer, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος — basket.

cufăr (Romanian): trunk, chest

Definitions

  1. trunk, chest

Ancestry of “cufăr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkuferchest; trunk; big, wide buttocks
2Germankoffera case; a suitcase or briefcase
3Middle High Germankoffer—
4Middle Dutchcoffer—
5Old Frenchcofrechest
6LatincophinusA hamper, basket
7Ancient Greekκόφινοςbasket

Words derived from “cufăr”

Every word from Ancient Greek κόφινος →Every word from Latin cophinus →Every word from Old French cofre →