Etymology of the English word cockatrice
the English word
cockatricederived from the Old French word
cocatrisderived from the Medieval Latin word
cocatrixderived from the Latin word
calcatrix (she who treads; she who despises, condemns)
derived from the Latin word
calcator (one who treads; one who treads grapes)
derived from the Latin word
calcare (tread, trample upon, under foot)
derived from the Latin word
calx (lime; heel; spur; pad; lead vial, bottle, jar; limestone, lime; chalk)
derived from the Greek word
chalix, χάλιξ (pebble, gravel, stone; lime)
derived from the Greek word
khalixDate
The earliest known usage of cockatrice in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
