myEtymology.com: English etymology of cockfight

Etymology of the English word cockfight

the English word cockfight

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

derived from the English word fight

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fekhtanan