coiffe

Meaning

Concepts

coiffer

(transitive) to cover the head
(transitive) to give a haircut; to do the hair of
(reflexive) to do one's own hair

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kwaf/

Inherited from Middle French

Cognate with English

Cognate with Middle High German

Cognate with Old High German

In summary

Inherited from Middle French coiffe, from Late Latin cofia, from Old High German *kuffia, *kuphia (“little cap”), diminutive of Old High German kuffa, kupha (“hood, cap”), from Proto-West Germanic *kuppu (“round object, bowl”) (see English cop). See also Middle High German kupfe (“cap”), Old High German kupphia (“cap”); also spelled coeffe up to the 18th century.