Etymology of the English word shuttlecock
the English word
shuttlecockderived 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
shuttlederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skeud-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*skut-Date
The earliest known usage of shuttlecock in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
