Where does “uncoquettishly” come from?
uncoquettishly (English) comes from English uncoquettish, from English coquettish, from English coquette, from French coquette, from French coquet, from French coq, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō.
uncoquettishly (English): In an uncoquettish manner
Definitions
- In an uncoquettish manner
Ancestry of “uncoquettishly”, step by step
uncoquettishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncoquettish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncoquettish | Not coquettish |
| 2 | English | coquettish | Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl;... |
| 3 | English | coquette | A woman who flirts or plays with men's... |
| 4 | French | coquette | feminine singular of coquet; flirt, tease |
| 5 | French | coquet | vain, conscious of one's appearance; sweet, cute,... |
| 6 | French | coq | male chicken, rooster, cockerel, cock; a cook |
| 7 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 8 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 9 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 10 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 11 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 12 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 14 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |