Where does “cocoonery” come from?

cocoonery (English) comes from English cocoon, from French cocon, from Occitan coucoun, from Occitan coco — shell.

cocoonery (English): A building or apartment for silkworms, when...

Definitions

  1. A building or apartment for silkworms, when...

Ancestry of “cocoonery”, step by step

cocoonery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cocoon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcocoonThe silky protective case spun by the larvae of...
2Frenchcoconcocoon
3Occitancoucouncocoon
4Occitancocoshell

via English ery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishery—
Every word from Occitan coco →Every word from Occitan coucoun →Every word from French cocon →