myEtymology.com: French etymology of coq

1. Etymology of the French word coq

the Old French word coq

derived from the Old French word coc

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

Danish kogge, Dutch kogge, Dutch koets, English coach, English cock, English ccach, French coque, French coche, German Kogge, German Kutsche, Italian cocchio, Italian cocca, Norwegian kogg, Polish kogut, Spanish coca, Spanish cochino

Word found in Old French

derived from the French word coq

derived from the Dutch word kok

derived from the Latin word coquus (cook)

derived from the Classical Latin word coquere (cook; boil, fry)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pekʷ-

Word found in Old French