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Where does “biscotin” come from?

biscotin (English) comes from French biscotin, from Italian biscottino, from Italian biscotto, from Latin biscoctus, from Latin cōctus, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn- — resin.

biscotin (English): A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and...

Definitions

  1. A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and...

Ancestry of “biscotin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchbiscotinA small biscuit, somewhat like shortbread
2ItalianbiscottinoDiminutive of biscotto; small biscuit; A small...
3Italianbiscottobiscuit, cookie; tactical play between two people...
4Latinbiscoctusbread, loaf; hardtack
5Latincōctus—
6Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
7Latincōgō—
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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