Where does “cock gobbler” come from?
cock gobbler (English) comes from English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen.
cock gobbler (English): (term of abuse) An individual who performs fellatio. (Implies that the speaker morally disparages the described person for [[slut#Noun
Definitions
- (term of abuse) An individual who performs fellatio. (Implies that the speaker morally disparages the described person for [[slut#Noun
Ancestry of “cock gobbler”, step by step
cock gobbler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cock | A male bird, "especially:"; A valve or tap for... |
| 2 | Middle English | cok | rooster, cock; rooster crest, comb; heraldic... |
| 3 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cocus | — |
| 5 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 6 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 7 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 8 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 9 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 10 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 12 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via English gobbler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gobbler | A turkey; One who eats food very quickly, without... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |