Where does “decoctive” come from?
decoctive (English) comes from English decoct, 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 — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
decoctive (English): Serving to decoct
Definitions
- Serving to decoct
Ancestry of “decoctive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decoct | To make an infusion; To reduce, or concentrate by... |
| 2 | Latin | decoquō | to boil away or down; to boil (cook) |
| 3 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 4 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 5 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 6 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 7 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kukaz | cook |
| 10 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 11 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 12 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |