Where does “cogge” come from?
cogge (Dutch) comes from Latin caudica, from Latin caudex — A tree trunk, stump; A bollard; post; A book,...
Ancestry of “cogge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | caudica | A kind of boat made of tree trunks |
| 2 | Latin | caudex | A tree trunk, stump; A bollard; post; A book,... |