myEtymology.com: English etymology of blackcock

Etymology of the English word blackcock

the English word blackcock

derived from the English word black

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *blak-

derived from the English word cock

derived from the Latin word coccus (insect used for dye; scarlet dye, color)

derived from the Greek word kokkos, κόκκος (a kernel of seed)

derived from the Late Latin word coco