Where does “cocksmanship” come from?
cocksmanship (English) comes from English cocksman, from English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook.
cocksmanship (English): stereotypically aggressive male behavior; Male...
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- stereotypically aggressive male behavior; Male...
Ancestry of “cocksmanship”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cocksman | A man who is sexually talented |
| 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 | — |
| 8 | English | Cook | — |
| 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- | — |