Cocc

Morpheme

Cocc

Type

bound base

Denotation

grain, seed, kernel, kermes oak, insects living on the kermes oak, scarlet dye from kermes bugs, scarlet

Etymology

(1) Ancient Greek kókkos; (2) Latin coccinus; Ancient Greek kókkinos, from kókkos + -inos

Evidence

ascococcus, Bracteacoccus, coccal, cocci, coccic, coccicidal, coccicide, coccidium, Coccinella, Coccinellidae, Coccinellinae, Coccinellini, coccoidal, coccolith, coccosphere, coccous, coccus, cryptococcus, cytococcus, deinococcus, diplococcus, diplococcus, echinococcus, enterococcus, gonococcus, macrococcus, megacoccus, meningococcus, micrococcus, ovococcus, oxycoccos, oxycoccus, pentacoccous, pneumococcus, prochlorococcus, pseudospongiococcum, rhodococci, rhodococcus, Rhodococcus, spermococcus, staphylococcal, staphylococci, staphylococcin, staphylococcus, streptococcus

See Also

Coke, Coque, Cochineal

Homographs

Cocc