Where does “gyddfgoch” come from?

gyddfgoch (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...

gyddfgoch (Welsh): red-necked, red-throated

Definitions

  1. red-necked, red-throated

Ancestry of “gyddfgoch”, step by step

gyddfgoch 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 gwddf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwddfneck
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκος