Etymology of the French word coque
the French word
coquederived from the Late Latin word
coccum (berry of spurge-flax, nettle; insect used for dye; scarlet dye, color)
derived from the Greek word
kokkos, κόκκος (a kernel of seed)
Date
The earliest known usage of coque in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
monocoque,
multicoque,
coquetierDerivations in other languages
Italian
coque, Romanian
cocăCognates
Danish
kogge, Dutch
kogge, Dutch
koets, English
coach, English
cock, English
ccach, French
coq, French
coche, German
Kogge, German
Kutsche, Italian
cocchio, Italian
cocca, Norwegian
kogg, Polish
kogut, Spanish
coca, Spanish
cochino
