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Where does “coch” come from?

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

coch (Welsh): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “coch”, step by step

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

Words derived from “coch”

  • torgoch
  • glasgoch
  • melyngoch
  • cochen
  • cochyn
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος →