Cupola
/ˈkjuːpələ/noun
A small dome on top of a building or roof.
Did you know?Cupola comes through Italian from Latin *cupa*, “cask” or “tub,” so the elegant dome on a palace began as a word for a container shape.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
cupa
“cask, tub, vat”
Late Latin
LL
cupula
“little cask; small vessel”
Italian
Italian
cupola
“dome; rounded vault”
16th Century
English
cupola
“a small dome or ornamental roof structure”
Modern English
English
cupola
“a small dome on a roof or building”