Where does “coxiness” come from?
coxiness (English) comes from English coxy, from English cox, from English coxswain, from Middle English cokswain, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus — to cook.
coxiness (English): cockiness
Definitions
- cockiness
Ancestry of “coxiness”, step by step
coxiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English coxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coxy | Cocky |
| 2 | English | cox | A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing... |
| 3 | English | coxswain | In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of... |
| 4 | Middle English | cokswain | cockswain, helmsman |
| 5 | Middle English | cok | rooster, cock; rooster crest, comb; heraldic... |
| 6 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | cocus | — |
| 8 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 9 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 10 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 11 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 12 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 13 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |