Where does “bochgoch” come from?

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

bochgoch (Welsh): rosy-cheeked

Definitions

  1. rosy-cheeked

Ancestry of “bochgoch”, step by step

bochgoch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh coch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcochred
2Middle Welshcochred
3Proto-Brythonickox—
4Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
5Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

via Welsh boch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbochcheek, jaw
2Proto-Brythonicbox—
3Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...
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