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Where does “cork” come from?

cork (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

cork (Middle English): oak bark, cork

Definitions

  1. oak bark, cork

Ancestry of “cork”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcurccork
2Spanishcorchocork
3LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s—

Words derived from “cork”

  • cork
  • corkscrew
  • corking
  • corker
  • corky
  • uncork
  • corkage
  • corkwood
  • corklike
  • recork
  • corkscrewlike
  • corkiness
  • corkscrewy
  • corkball
  • corkless
  • corkingly
  • corkwing
  • uncorker
  • corkable
  • cork
  • korkokverko
  • korko
  • コルクスクリュー
  • corc
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