coffer
English
/ˈkɒfə/, /ˈkɔfɚ/, /ˈkɑfɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
- (architecture) An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
- A cofferdam.
- A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization.
- A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it with raking fire.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cofre derived from Old French coffre, cofre derived from Latin cophinus (basket) derived from Ancient Greek κόφινος (basket, a basket).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κόφινος
Gloss
basket, a basket
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
籠
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cofferdam English
- cofferer English
- cofferfish English
- cofferwork English
- dam English
- fish English
- work English
- cophinus Latin
- cofano Italian
- coffre French
- cofre Spanish, Castilian
- κόφινος Ancient Greek
- koffert Norwegian Bokmål
- covo Portuguese
- côvão Portuguese
- cofre Middle English
- cofrer Middle English
- قُفَّة Arabic
- coffre, cofre Old French
- cofin Old French
- cofre Old French
- cove Catalan, Valencian
- covo Galician
- couer, cofer Middle Dutch
- cofre xno
- cofin ONF.