Where does “cokkoupintel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cokkoupintel”, step by step

cokkoupintel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English cokkou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcokkouThe cuckoo; The sound a cuckoo makes
2Old Frenchcucucuckoo
3Latincuculuscuckoo; a term of reproach

via Middle English pintel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpintelpenis

Words derived from “cokkoupintel”

Every word from Latin cuculus →Every word from Old French cucu →Every word from Middle English cokkou →