Where does “cocoon” come from?

Cocoon comes from French cocon, derived from French coque, from Old French coque, from Latin coccum, from Latin caudex.

cocoon (English): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of...

Definitions

  1. The silky protective case spun by the larvae of...

Ancestry of “cocoon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoconcocoon
2Occitancoucouncocoon
3Occitancocoshell

Words derived from “cocoon”

Every word from Occitan coco →Every word from Occitan coucoun →Every word from French cocon →