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Where does “coch” come from?

coch (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic kox, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

Ancestry of “coch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickox—
2Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
3Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

Words derived from “coch”

  • torgoch
  • glasgoch
  • melyngoch
  • cochen
  • cochyn
  • coch
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