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Where does “coquō” come from?

coquō (Latin) comes from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną, from Proto-Germanic kukaz, from Latin coquus, from Latin -us — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Ancestry of “coquō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCook—
2Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
3Middle High Germankochento cook
4Old High Germankohhōnto cook
5Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
6Proto-Germanickukazcook
7LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
8Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
9Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us
10Proto-Italic-os—
11Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
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