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
Ancestry of “charcuter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Latin | coactus | forced, compelled, having been forced; urged,... |
| 6 | Latin | cōgō | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |