Cochineal
131coccus — 1763 as an insect genus (including the COCHINEAL (Cf. cochineal) bug); 1883 as a type of bacterium, from Gk. kokkos grain, seed, berry …
132grain — early 13c., scarlet dye made from insects (late 12c. in surnames), from O.Fr. grain (12c.) seed, grain, particle, berry, scarlet dye (see COCHINEAL (Cf. cochineal) for last sense), from L. granum seed, a grain, small kernel (see CORN (Cf. corn)… …
