Where does “cochineal” come from?

Cochineal comes from French cochenille, from Spanish cochinilla, from Spanish cochina meaning pig, ultimately from Latin coquus meaning cook.

cochineal (English): A species of insect; A vivid red dye made from...

Definitions

  1. A species of insect; A vivid red dye made from...

Ancestry of “cochineal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcochenille—
2Spanishcochinillapill bug; cochineal
3Latincoccinusscarlet, scarlet-dyed
4Ancient Greekκόκκινοςscarlet; blushing
5Ancient Greek-ῐνοςadded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “cochineal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνος →Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκινος →