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Where does “coccel” come from?

coccel (Old English) comes from Latin cocculus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

coccel (Old English): darnel

Definitions

  1. darnel

Ancestry of “coccel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “coccel”

  • cokil
  • cockil
  • cokylle
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