Where does “dugoch” come from?

dugoch (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...

dugoch (Welsh): dark red, rust-coloured

Definitions

  1. dark red, rust-coloured

Ancestry of “dugoch”, step by step

dugoch 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 du

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdublack
2Proto-Brythonicduβblack
3Proto-Celticdubusblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος