cuc

Moldavian

/kuk/

noun

Definitions

cuckoo bird
(figurative) an extravagant thing
(adverbial) alone, isolated
a game played by little kids (like hide and go seek)
(figurative) a penis

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cucus derived from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (cuckoo) inherited from Latin cuculus.

Origin

Latin

cuculus

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

coccyx Latin
cuculus Latin
cucus Latin
coccyx French
cuco Spanish, Castilian
κοκκυγέα Ancient Greek
κουκουβάγια Ancient Greek
κόκκυξ Ancient Greek
cucu Old French
cuco Galician
cuco Old Portuguese
cucu Asturian
cuc Friulian
cuccu Sicilian
cuco Venetian
*kókkūks Proto-Hellenic