Where does “entrecocer” come from?
entrecocer (Galician) comes from Galician cozar, from Old Portuguese coçar, from Vulgar Latin coctiare, from Latin coquere, from Proto-Italic kʷekʷō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
entrecocer (Galician): to rub both legs, or an arm and the torso, causing burning
Definitions
- to rub both legs, or an arm and the torso, causing burning
Ancestry of “entrecocer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | cozar | to scratch |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | coçar | to scratch |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | coctiare | — |
| 4 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |