{"era":"current","word":"cockpit","meaning":"the enclosed compartment in an aircraft from which the pilot controls the plane","children":[{"era":"1500s","word":"cock + pit","meaning":"originally a pit used for cockfights","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"cock","meaning":"rooster","children":[],"language":"Old English"},{"era":"pre-1100","word":"pit","meaning":"a hole or hollow","children":[],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}