The word 'cocoon' is originally from French 'cocon'

'Cocoon' is a word borrowed from French 'cocon'. The word entered the English language some time around 1679.

cocoon [noun] [1679]

• an envelope often largely of silk which an insect larva forms about itself and in which it passes the pupa stage
• any of various other protective coverings produced by animals
• something suggesting a cocoon especially in providing protection or in producing isolation
• a protective covering placed or sprayed over military or naval equipment in storage

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Etymology: French 'cocon' from Occitan 'coucoun' from 'coco' shell, probably ultimately from Latin 'coccum' kermes (thought to be a gall or berry), from Greek 'kokkos' berry, kermes

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