Where does “*cluccus” come from?

*cluccus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “*cluccus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “*cluccus

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