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Where does “coquettement” come from?

coquettement (French) comes from French coquette, from French coquet, from French coq, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen.

coquettement (French): coquettishly; attractively

Definitions

  1. coquettishly; attractively

Ancestry of “coquettement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoquettefeminine singular of coquet; flirt, tease
2Frenchcoquetvain, conscious of one's appearance; sweet, cute,...
3Frenchcoqmale chicken, rooster, cockerel, cock; a cook
4LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
5Latincoquō—
6EnglishCook—
7Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
8Middle High Germankochento cook
9Old High Germankohhōnto cook
10Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
11Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
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