Where does “charcuter” come from?
charcuter (French) comes from French charcutier, from Old French charcuitier, from Old French cuit, from Latin cōctus, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
charcuter (French): to chop or cut badly
Definitions
- to chop or cut badly
Ancestry of “charcuter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | charcutier | A person involved in charcuterie; a butcher |
| 2 | Old French | charcuitier | — |
| 3 | Old French | cuit | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | cōctus | cooked, having been cooked |
| 5 | Latin | coactus | forced, compelled, having been forced; urged,... |
| 6 | Latin | cōgō | to collect, assemble, gather together |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |