Where does “echinococco” come from?

echinococco (Italian) comes from Italian cocco, from Spanish coco, from Russian коко́с, from Portuguese cocos, from Portuguese coco, from Late Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

echinococco (Italian): echinococcus

Definitions

  1. echinococcus

Ancestry of “echinococco”, step by step

echinococco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian cocco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancoccococonut palm; coconut; Synonym of ovolo
2Spanishcocococonut; testicle; bogeyman
3Russianкоко́сcoconut
4Portuguesecocosplural of coco
5Portuguesecocococonut
6Late Latincoccumkernel, seed; a scarlet berry of various plants;...
7Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

via Italian echino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianechinoechinus, sea urchin
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος