coif
English
/kwɑf/
noun
Definitions
- A hairdo.
- (historical) A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until the 18th century; after that worn only by small children and country women.
- (historical) An item of chain mail headgear.
- An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English coif derived from Old French coife derived from Latin cofia derived from *kuffju derived from Proto-Germanic *kuppijǭ (headpiece, hat, bonnet, cap), *kuppō (vat, cup, mug) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (knoll, round object), *gew- (hand, bend, curve).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gew-
Gloss
hand, bend, curve
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
曲
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- uncoif English
- cofia Latin
- cuffia Italian
- cofia Spanish, Castilian
- γυιός Ancient Greek
- γυῖον Ancient Greek
- γύαλον Ancient Greek
- γῦρος Ancient Greek
- ἐγγύς Ancient Greek
- *gew- Proto-Indo-European
- *gewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *gewl- Proto-Indo-European
- *gu(H)- Proto-Indo-European
- *gup- Proto-Indo-European
- *kupjō Proto-Germanic
- *kuppijǭ Proto-Germanic
- *kuppō Proto-Germanic
- cuffie Old English
- coif Middle English
- coife Old French
- cofia Galician
- coiffe Middle French
- *kuffju gmw-pro
- *kuf(f)ja Frankish
- *kuffju gmw