Etymology of the English word coconut
the English word
coconutderived from the English word
cocoderived from the Portuguese word
cocoderived 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
nutderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khnut-Date
The earliest known usage of coconut in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
cocomatDerivations in other languages
Portuguese
coconoteCognates
Dutch
kokosnoot, French
noix de coco, German
Kokosnuß, Icelandic
kókoshneta, Norwegian
kokosnott, Swedish
kokosnötUsage
Word found in Modern English
