Where does “Kochtopus” come from?
Kochtopus (English) comes from English Koch, from German kōch, from Middle High German koch, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną, from Proto-Germanic kukaz, from Latin coquus — to bend, arch.
Kochtopus (English): A network of nonprofit organizations funded by Charles Koch and David Koch to promote free-market economic policies
Definitions
- A network of nonprofit organizations funded by Charles Koch and David Koch to promote free-market economic policies
Ancestry of “Kochtopus”, step by step
Kochtopus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Koch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Koch | A language of Meghalaya (India), Assam, Tripura, Manipur, West Bengal, Bihar, and Bangladesh |
| 2 | German | kōch | cook one who cooks; male or unspecified gender |
| 3 | Middle High German | koch | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 5 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kukaz | cook |
| 8 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 9 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 10 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 11 | Middle English | cook | cook, chef, restauranteur; nourisher, nourishment |
| 12 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kokk | cock, rooster, chicken |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kukkaz | cock, rooster, chicken |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |
via English octopus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | octopus | Any of several marine molluscs of the family... |
| 2 | Latin | octopūs | octopus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀκτώπους | eight-footed; octopus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |