Where does “Tocktail” come from?
Tocktail (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.
Tocktail (German): a cocktail replacement containing tea, tocktail
Definitions
- a cocktail replacement containing tea, tocktail
Ancestry of “Tocktail”, step by step
Tocktail traces back through two 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 German tee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tee | tea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of |
| 2 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 3 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 4 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 5 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |