coiffe

French

noun

Definitions

coif headgear in general

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French coiffe inherited from Latin cofia derived from *kuffju.

Origin

*kuffju

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

cofia Latin
cuffia Italian
cofia Spanish, Castilian
cuffie Old English
coife Old French
cofia Galician
coiffe Middle French
*kuffju gmw-pro
*kuf(f)ja Frankish
*kuffju gmw