Where does “pneumococ” come from?
pneumococ (Catalan) comes from Catalan coc, from Late Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn.
pneumococ (Catalan): pneumococcus
Definitions
- pneumococcus
Ancestry of “pneumococ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | coc | coccus; Clipping of carbó de coc |
| 2 | Late Latin | cocus | Alternative form of coquus |
| 3 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 4 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 5 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 6 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 7 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 8 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 10 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |