Where does “cocklebur” come from?
cocklebur (English) comes from English cockle, from French coquille, from Vulgar Latin conchilia, from Latin conchylium, from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
cocklebur (English): Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus...
Definitions
- Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus...
Ancestry of “cocklebur”, step by step
cocklebur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cockle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cockle | Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks,... |
| 2 | French | coquille | shell; dish; scallop; typo, misprint |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | conchilia | — |
| 4 | Latin | conchylium | shellfish; oyster; purple |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κογχύλιον | small mussel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |