Where does “brongoch” come from?

brongoch (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...

brongoch (Welsh): red-breasted

Definitions

  1. red-breasted

Ancestry of “brongoch”, step by step

brongoch 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 bron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbronbreast; almost
2Middle Welshbronn—
3Proto-Brythonic*bronnbreast
4Proto-Celticbrusūbelly, abdomen; breast
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
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