Where does “cocatrice” come from?
cocatrice (Middle English) comes from Old French cocatriz, from Late Latin calcatrix, from Latin -trix, from Proto-Indo-European -trih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
cocatrice (Middle English): basilisk
Definitions
- basilisk
Ancestry of “cocatrice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | cocatriz | cockatrice |
| 2 | Late Latin | calcatrix | she who treads upon something; Female calcātor |
| 3 | Latin | -trix | -ess, -rix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -trih₂ | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ih₂ | Feminizes athematic nominal stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |