Where does “cocktailtikku” come from?
cocktailtikku (Finnish) comes from Finnish cocktail, from English cocktail, from English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō.
cocktailtikku (Finnish): cocktail stick
Definitions
- cocktail stick
Ancestry of “cocktailtikku”, step by step
cocktailtikku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish cocktail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | cocktail | cocktail mixed drink |
| 2 | English | cocktail | A mixed alcoholic beverage; A mixture of other... |
| 3 | English | cock | A male bird, "especially:"; A valve or tap for... |
| 4 | Middle English | cok | rooster, cock; rooster crest, comb; heraldic... |
| 5 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | cocus | — |
| 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- | — |
via Finnish tikku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tikku | splinter; sliver; chip |
| 2 | Swedish | sticka | a splinter; a knitting needle; to knit |
| 3 | Czech | -ka | Appended to words to create a feminine version of... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |