cofia
Galician
/ˈkɔfja/
noun
Definitions
- coif, hood (traditionally made in lace and worn by women)
- cloth-like tissue which surrounds the guts of animals
- (archaic) helm, helmet
Etymology
Inherited from Latin cofia derived from *kuffju.
Origin
*kuffju
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- coif English
- uncoif English
- cofia Latin
- cuffia Italian
- coiffer French
- coiffeur French
- coiffeuse French
- décoiffer French
- recoiffer French
- cofia Spanish, Castilian
- cofiar Portuguese
- *kupjō Proto-Germanic
- *kuppijǭ Proto-Germanic
- cuffie Old English
- coif Middle English
- coife Old French
- cofar Galician
- kuafar Ido
- coiffe Middle French
- *kuffju gmw-pro
- *kuf(f)ja Frankish
- *kuffju gmw