cochenille
French
Etymology
From Middle French cochenille, cossenille, probably borrowed from Spanish cochinilla, itself probably a diminutive of cochino. Other proposed etymologies, such as Latin coccinus through the intermediate of Italian cocciniglia, or Ancient Greek κόκκινος (kókkinos) through a Spanish intermediate, are less likely.
Further reading
- “cochenille” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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