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Where does “biscuiter” come from?

biscuiter (French) comes from French biscuit, from Medieval Latin biscoctus, from Latin cōctus, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

biscuiter (French): To bake unglazed earthenware

Definitions

  1. To bake unglazed earthenware

Ancestry of “biscuiter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbiscuitbiscuit
2Medieval Latinbiscoctusbread, loaf; hardtack
3Latincōctus—
4Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
5Latincōgō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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