English
coque
Coque comes from French coque ‘shell’, from Latin coccum ‘berry’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek κόκκος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόκκος1kókkos‘grain, seed, berry’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoccum2‘berry’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400coque2‘shell’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcoque3‘shell’literally ‘shell’
- Englishearliest quotation 1821coque3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin coccum
- 2 Wiktionary, French coque
- 3 Wiktionary, English coque
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1821, Samuel Frederick Gray, A natural arrangement of British Plants: “Fig. 22. One of the coques cut transversely; seeds…”.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόκκοςWiktionary, Latin coccumkókkos‘grain, seed, berry’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoccumWiktionary, French coque‘berry’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400coqueWiktionary, French coque‘shell’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcoqueWiktionary, English coque‘shell’literally ‘shell’
- Englishearliest quotation 1821coqueWiktionary, English coque. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1821, Samuel Frederick Gray, A natural arrangement of British Plants: “Fig. 22. One of the coques cut transversely; seeds…”
Linked words
through Old French coque ‘shell’
through French coque ‘shell’
Today it means
noun A small loop or bow of ribbon used in making hats, boas, etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κόκκος / coque