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Where does “coquard” come from?

coquard (French) comes from French coq, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną.

coquard (French): A hybrid obtained by crossing a pheasant and a...

Definitions

  1. A hybrid obtained by crossing a pheasant and a...

Ancestry of “coquard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoqmale chicken, rooster, cockerel, cock; a cook
2LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
3Latincoquō—
4EnglishCook—
5Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
6Middle High Germankochento cook
7Old High Germankohhōnto cook
8Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
9Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “coquard”

  • cocasserie
  • cocassement
  • cocasse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →