Where does “decoct” come from?
decoct (English) comes from Latin decoquō, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną, from Proto-Germanic kukaz — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
decoct (English): To make an infusion; To reduce, or concentrate by...
Definitions
- To make an infusion; To reduce, or concentrate by...
Ancestry of “decoct”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | decoquō | — |
| 2 | Latin | coquō | — |
| 3 | English | Cook | — |
| 4 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 5 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 6 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kukaz | cook |
| 9 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 10 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 11 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
Words derived from “decoct”