Where does “cognac” come from?

cognac (Danish) comes from French Cognac, from Occitan Conhac, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

cognac (Danish): brandy, cognac

Definitions

  1. brandy, cognac

Ancestry of “cognac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCognaca city in France
2OccitanConhac—
3Medieval LatinComniacum—
4Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ākos →Every word from Medieval Latin Comniacum →