Where does “colla” come from?

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

colla (Vulgar Latin): nominative plural of collum; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of collum; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “colla”, step by step

colla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cuculla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincucullaAlternative form of cucullus
2Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Ancient Greek κόλλα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόλλαglue; flour paste
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱol-thorn, thorny plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “colla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l- →Every word from Latin cucullus →