Where does “Molotov-koktél” come from?
Molotov-koktél (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian koktél, from English cocktail, from English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō.
Molotov-koktél (Hungarian): Molotov cocktail a crude incendiary bomb made from a glass bottle
Definitions
- Molotov cocktail a crude incendiary bomb made from a glass bottle
Ancestry of “Molotov-koktél”, step by step
Molotov-koktél traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian koktél
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | koktél | cocktail; cocktail party |
| 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 Hungarian Molotov
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Molotov | — |