Where does “cockie” come from?
cockie (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.
cockie (English): Alternative spelling of cocky
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of cocky
Ancestry of “cockie”, step by step
cockie traces back through 3 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 cockatoo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cockatoo | A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved... |
| 2 | Dutch | kaketoe | cockatoo, parrot of the family Cacatuidae |
| 3 | Malay | kakaktua | cockatoo; pincers |
| 4 | Malay | tua | old; ripe |
| 5 | Classical Malay | tua | old; ripe |
| 6 | Malay | tuha | Obsolete form of tua |
| 7 | Proto-Malayic | tuha | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | tuha | — |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | tuha | — |
| 10 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)tuqah | old |
| 11 | Proto-Austronesian | (ma-)tuqaS | old |
via English ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ie | Alternative form of i.e |