Where does “cefngoch” come from?

cefngoch (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...

cefngoch (Welsh): red-backed

Definitions

  1. red-backed

Ancestry of “cefngoch”, step by step

cefngoch 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 cefn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcefnback, rear; support, second; body as needing...
2Middle Welshkeuenback
3Proto-Celtickebno-back
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος →