Where does “virkoko” come from?
virkoko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto koko, from English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook.
virkoko (Esperanto): a rooster, a cock
Definitions
- a rooster, a cock
Ancestry of “virkoko”, step by step
virkoko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto koko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | koko | chicken; fowl; cock |
| 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- | — |