Where does “cockle” come from?
Cockle comes from Middle English cockle, from Latin coccus, from Old Norse tǫnn, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European dū-, dewk-, and h₁ed-.
cockle (English): Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks,...
Definitions
- Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks,...
Ancestry of “cockle”, step by step
cockle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French coquille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | coquille | shell; dish; scallop; typo, misprint |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | conchilia | — |
| 3 | Latin | conchylium | shellfish; oyster; purple |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κογχύλιον | small mussel |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Middle English cokel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cokel | — |