Where does “cock-up” come from?
cock-up (English) comes from English cock up, from English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook.
cock-up (English): A mistake; A superior letter. A lower-case letter...
Definitions
- A mistake; A superior letter. A lower-case letter...
Ancestry of “cock-up”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cock up | To ruin unintentionally; to fuck up, mess up, or... |
| 2 | English | cock | A male bird, "especially:"; A valve or tap for... |
| 3 | Middle English | cok | rooster, cock; rooster crest, comb; heraldic... |
| 4 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | cocus | — |
| 6 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 7 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 8 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 9 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 10 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 11 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 13 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |