Where does “cochbryf” come from?

cochbryf (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...

cochbryf (Welsh): cochineal beetle (Dactylopius coccus)

Definitions

  1. cochineal beetle (Dactylopius coccus)

Ancestry of “cochbryf”, step by step

cochbryf 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 pryf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpryfinsect; worm; vermin
2Old Welshprem—
3Proto-Brythonicprɨβ̃worm
4Proto-Celtickʷrimisworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος →