Etymology of the English word cockeye
the English word
cockeyederived from the English word
cockderived from the English word
eyederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*augonderived from the English word
cockderived 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
cocoUsage
Word found in Modern English
