cockatrice
Meaningdragonlike creature
Common meaning: mythical creature often depicted with a cock's features
- cockatricedragonlike creatureSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 119 · scan
Journey through time
- Late Latincocatrix‘dragonlike creature’source
- Old Frenchcocatrice‘dragonlike creature’source
- Middle Englishmeaning shiftsdragonlike creature → legendary serpentcokatryse‘legendary serpent’source
- Englishmeaning shiftslegendary serpent → mythical creature often depicted with a cock's featurescockatrice‘mythical creature often depicted with a cock's features’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Late Latin cocatrix ‘dragonlike creature’.
Roots
- cocatrix Late Latin “dragonlike creature”
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