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Where does “cocceus” come from?

cocceus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

cocceus (Vulgar Latin): scarlet, scarlet-dyed

Definitions

  1. scarlet, scarlet-dyed

Ancestry of “cocceus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cocceus”

  • Yllkuqe
  • Yllkuq
  • kuq
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