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cudo.

helmet; (made of raw skin L+S);

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkuː.doː]Classical-Latin[ˈkuː.do]
  1. to strike, beat, pound, knock

    conjugation-3
  2. to stamp, coin (money)

    conjugation-3
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *kūdō, from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (“to strike, hew, forge”).

noun[ˈkuː.doː]Classical-Latin[ˈkuː.do]
  1. helmet

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Unknown, presumably a loanword. Compare Proto-Germanic *hōdaz (“a hood, soft covering for the head”) from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- (“to cover”), Persian خود (xud, “helmet”).

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