Where does “spickuko” come from?
spickuko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kuko, from German küchen, from Middle High German kuoche, from Old High German kuocho, from Proto-Germanic kōkô, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.
spickuko (Esperanto): gingerbread
Definitions
- gingerbread
Ancestry of “spickuko”, step by step
spickuko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kuko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kuko | cake |
| 2 | German | küchen | pie; cake; tart foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread |
| 3 | Middle High German | kuoche | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kuocho | Alternative spelling of kuohho; cake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōkô | cake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |
via Esperanto spico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | spico | spice |
| 2 | English | spice | Aromatic or pungent plant matter used to season... |
| 3 | Middle English | spice | spices; A variety, sort, or kind of something; A... |
| 4 | Old French | espice | spice |
| 5 | Late Latin | species | spice, good, ware; a seeing, view, look; a... |
| 6 | Classical Latin | speciēs | — |