Where does “Koks” come from?
Koks (German) comes from English cokes, from English coke, from English cocaine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
Koks (German): coke; cocaine
Definitions
- coke; cocaine
Ancestry of “Koks”, step by step
Koks traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English cokes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cokes | plural of coke; A simpleton; a dupe; Third-person... |
| 2 | English | coke | Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven;... |
| 3 | English | cocaine | An addictive drug derived from coca or prepared... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via German Kokain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kokain | cocaine |
| 2 | French | cocaïne | cocaine |
| 3 | French | coca | Coke; cola; coca |
| 4 | English | coca-cola | A particular cola soft drink (type of carbonated drink), produced by the Coca-Cola Company |
| 5 | English | COLA | Acronym of cost of living adjustment |
| 6 | Spanish | cola | tail |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | coda | tail |
| 8 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |
via English Coke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Coke | Cola-based soft drink; A bottle, glass or can of... |