Where does “corking” come from?
corking (English) comes from English cork, from Middle English cork, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.
corking (English): present participle of cork; splendid, enjoyable,...
Definitions
- present participle of cork; splendid, enjoyable,...
Ancestry of “corking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cork | The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and... |
| 2 | Middle English | cork | oak bark, cork |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | curc | cork |
| 4 | Spanish | corcho | cork |
| 5 | Latin | cortex | The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kort-ek-s | — |
Words derived from “corking”