Latin
cuculus
‘cuckoo (bird)’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin cuculus.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin cuculus, most familiar first.
- cuckold ← cokolde ← cucuault
- cuck ← cuckold ← cokewold ← cucuault
- cuckoldize ← cuckold ← cokewold ← cucuault
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Etymograph / Latin cuculus