Where does “cochliw” come from?

cochliw (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...

cochliw (Welsh): red-coloured, ruddy

Definitions

  1. red-coloured, ruddy

Ancestry of “cochliw”, step by step

cochliw 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 lliw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshlliwcolour; paint, dye, colouring
2Proto-Brythoniclliwcolour
3Proto-Celticlīwoscolour; stone
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος
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