Where does “spitchcock” come from?
spitchcock (English) comes from English cook, from Middle English cook, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen.
spitchcock (English): To split along the back and then broil it; Eel...
Definitions
- To split along the back and then broil it; Eel...
Ancestry of “spitchcock”, step by step
spitchcock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cook
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cook | A person who prepares food; The head cook of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | cook | cook, chef, restauranteur; nourisher, nourishment |
| 3 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cocus | — |
| 5 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 6 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 7 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 8 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 9 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 10 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 12 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |