Where does “Molotowcocktail” come from?
Molotowcocktail (German) comes from German cocktail, from English cocktail, from English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō.
Molotowcocktail (German): Molotov cocktail
Definitions
- Molotov cocktail
Ancestry of “Molotowcocktail”, step by step
Molotowcocktail traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German cocktail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | cocktail | cocktail |
| 2 | English | cocktail | A mixed alcoholic beverage; A mixture of other... |
| 3 | English | cock | A male bird, "especially:"; A valve or tap for... |
| 4 | Middle English | cok | rooster, cock; rooster crest, comb; heraldic... |
| 5 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | cocus | — |
| 7 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 8 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 9 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 10 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 11 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 12 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 14 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via Finnish Molotovin koktaili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Molotovin koktaili | Molotov cocktail |
| 2 | Russian | Мо́лотов | — |
via German Molotow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Molotow | — |