The story
- Latin · derived fromcupela
- Old French · derived fromcuvele
- English todaycowlstaff
From Old French cuvele, from Latin cupela, diminutive of cupa (“cask”), + staff. cowl + staff.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cowlstaff
Today it means: A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders. Full definition →
Old French cuvele ← Latin cupela