Where does “cucuault” come from?

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

cucuault (Old French): a cuckold

Definitions

  1. a cuckold

Ancestry of “cucuault”, step by step

cucuault traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French cucu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcucucuckoo
2Latincuculuscuckoo; a term of reproach

via Old French cocu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcocu—

Words derived from “cucuault”

Every word from Latin cuculus →Every word from Old French cucu →