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Where does “culinarius” come from?

culinarius (Latin) comes from Latin culīna, from Latin coquīna, from Latin coquīnus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen.

Ancestry of “culinarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinculīna—
2Latincoquīna—
3Latincoquīnus—
4LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
5Latincoquō—
6EnglishCook—
7Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
8Middle High Germankochento cook
9Old High Germankohhōnto cook
10Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
11Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
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