Where does “cocu” come from?

cocu (French) comes from French coucou, from Old French cucu, from Latin cuculus — cuckoo; a term of reproach.

cocu (French): cuckold; cuckolded

Definitions

  1. cuckold; cuckolded

Ancestry of “cocu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoucoucuckoo; cuckoo clock; cowslip
2Old Frenchcucucuckoo
3Latincuculuscuckoo; a term of reproach

Words derived from “cocu”

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