Etymology of the English word weathercock
the English word
weathercockderived 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
weatherderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wedranderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wē-Usage
Word found in Modern English
