Where does “cocus” come from?
cocus (Late Latin) comes from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną, from Latin coquere.
cocus (Late Latin): Alternative form of coquus
Definitions
- Alternative form of coquus
Ancestry of “cocus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 2 | Latin | coquō | — |
| 3 | English | Cook | — |
| 4 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 5 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 6 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 8 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
Words derived from “cocus”