Where does “cochwys” come from?

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

cochwys (Middle Welsh): sweaty and bloody

Definitions

  1. sweaty and bloody

Ancestry of “cochwys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshcochred
2Proto-Brythonickox
3Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
4Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκοςEvery word from Latin coccumEvery word from Proto-Brythonic kox