Where does “koktélparti” come from?
koktélparti (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.
koktélparti (Hungarian): cocktail party
Definitions
- cocktail party
Ancestry of “koktélparti”, step by step
koktélparti 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 parti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | parti | a marriageable person, eligible partner; a game... |
| 2 | Hungarian | párt | party; accusative singular of pár |
| 3 | Hungarian | pár | pair, couple; partner, spouse; some, a few, a... |
| 4 | German | paar | some; few; a few |
| 5 | Middle High German | pâr | — |
| 6 | Old High German | par | — |
| 7 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |