Cockle Definition

Origin of Cockle

• From Old French coquille, from Vulgar Latin *cocchilia, form of Latin conchylia, from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον (konkhulion), diminutive of κογχύλη (konkhulē, “mussel”), from Proto-Indo-European *konkho.

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• Middle English cokel from Old French coquille shell from Vulgar Latin cochillia from Latin conchyllium from Greek konkhulion diminutive of konkhē mussel

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Middle English cokkel from Old English coccel from Medieval Latin cocculus diminutive of Latin coccus kermes berry from Greek kokkos

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• From Old English coccel, perhaps from a diminutive of Latin coccus (“berry”)

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