Where does “cool” come from?

cool (Yola) comes from Middle English cole, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

cool (Yola): A very light wind

Definitions

  1. A very light wind

Ancestry of “cool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcolecoal
2Old Englishcāwelcolewort
3Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
4Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
5Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →