Where does “cockatrice” come from?
cockatrice (English) comes from Middle English cocatrice, from Old French cocatriz, from Late Latin calcatrix, from Latin -trix, from Proto-Indo-European -trih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
cockatrice (English): A legendary creature about the size and shape of...
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- A legendary creature about the size and shape of...
Ancestry of “cockatrice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cocatrice | basilisk |
| 2 | Old French | cocatriz | cockatrice |
| 3 | Late Latin | calcatrix | she who treads upon something; Female calcātor |
| 4 | Latin | -trix | -ess, -rix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trih₂ | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ih₂ | Feminizes athematic nominal stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |