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