Etymology of the English word cockteaser
the English word
cockteaserderived 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
cocoderived from the English word
teaserusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
teaseUsage
Word found in Modern English