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Where does “nonkitchen” come from?

nonkitchen (English) comes from English kitchen, from Middle English kichene, from Old English cyċen, from Proto-West Germanic kukinā, from Latin cocīna, from Latin coquīna, from Latin coquīnus, from Latin coquus.

nonkitchen (English): Not of or pertaining to a kitchen

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a kitchen

Ancestry of “nonkitchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkitchenA room or area for preparing food; Cuisine; The...
2Middle Englishkichene—
3Old Englishcyċen—
4Proto-West Germanickukinākitchen
5Latincocīna—
6Latincoquīna—
7Latincoquīnus—
8LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
9Latincoquō—
10EnglishCook—
11Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
12Middle High Germankochento cook
13Old High Germankohhōnto cook
14Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
15Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
16Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
17Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
18Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
19Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →