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Where does “cokkou” come from?

cokkou (Middle English) comes from Old French cucu, from Latin cuculus — cuckoo; a term of reproach.

cokkou (Middle English): The cuckoo; The sound a cuckoo makes

Definitions

  1. The cuckoo; The sound a cuckoo makes

Ancestry of “cokkou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcucucuckoo
2Latincuculuscuckoo; a term of reproach

Words derived from “cokkou”

  • cuckoo
  • kooky
  • kook
  • kookiness
  • cuckoopint
  • cuckooflower
  • kookery
  • cuckooshrike
  • kookily
  • cuckoo-pintle
  • cuckoo-dove
  • cuckoo-hawk
  • kookology
  • hawk-cuckoo
  • kookfest
  • cuckooness
  • cuckoobud
  • kookish
  • kookishness
  • cokkoupintel
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