Cocky
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mid 16th century (in the sense ‘lecherous’): from cock1 + -y1.
wiktionary
From cock(“male domestic chicken”) + -y(suffix forming adjectives with the sense of ‘having the quality of’). [1]
From cock(“male domestic chicken”) + -y( diminutive suffix). [2]
The noun is derived from cock(atoo) + -y( diminutive suffix). [3] The verb is derived from the noun. [4]
etymonline
cocky (adj.)
"arrogantly pert," 1768; originally "lecherous" (1540s); from cock (n.1) + -y (2). Related: Cockiness.
