Where does “coquit” come from?
coquit (English) comes from English coquette, from French coquette, from French coquet, from French coq, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen.
coquit (English): To quit being coquette; to give up on being feminine and frilly
Definitions
- To quit being coquette; to give up on being feminine and frilly
Ancestry of “coquit”, step by step
coquit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English coquette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | coquette | A woman who flirts or plays with men's... |
| 2 | French | coquette | feminine singular of coquet; flirt, tease |
| 3 | French | coquet | vain, conscious of one's appearance; sweet, cute,... |
| 4 | French | coq | male chicken, rooster, cockerel, cock; a cook |
| 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 quit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quit | To pay; To repay for; To repay, pay back |
| 2 | Middle English | quiten | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | quitter | to liberate; to free |
| 4 | Old French | quitter | to liberate; to free |
| 5 | Old French | quitte | free; liberated |
| 6 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 7 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 8 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |