Where does “poptail” come from?
poptail (English) comes from English cocktail, from English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook.
poptail (English): An alcoholic popsicle
Definitions
- An alcoholic popsicle
Ancestry of “poptail”, step by step
poptail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cocktail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cocktail | A mixed alcoholic beverage; A mixture of other... |
| 2 | English | cock | A male bird, "especially:"; A valve or tap for... |
| 3 | Middle English | cok | rooster, cock; rooster crest, comb; heraldic... |
| 4 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | cocus | — |
| 6 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 7 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 8 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 9 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 10 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 11 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 13 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via English popsicle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | popsicle | Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the... |
| 2 | English | Epsicle | — |
| 3 | English | icicle | A drooping, tapering shape of ice |
| 4 | English | ickle | An icicle; Little |
| 5 | English | little | Small in size; Insignificant, trivial; Very young |
| 6 | Middle English | litel | little |
| 7 | Old English | lȳtel | little |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | lūtil | bent; tending to stoop; crouching |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | lūtilaz | bent; tending to stoop; crouching; little |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |