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Where does “cistenach” come from?

cistenach (Middle Irish) comes from Middle English kitchen, from Old English cycen, from Old English cyċene, from Proto-West Germanic kukinā, from Latin cocīna, from Latin coquīna, from Latin coquīnus, from Latin coquus.

Ancestry of “cistenach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkitchen—
2Old EnglishcycenAlternative form of cyċene; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishcyċene—
4Proto-West Germanickukinākitchen
5Latincocīna—
6Latincoquīna—
7Latincoquīnus—
8LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
9Latincoquō—
10EnglishCook—
11Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
12Middle High Germankochento cook
13Old High Germankohhōnto cook
14Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
15Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
16Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
17Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
18Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
19Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “cistenach”

  • cistin
  • cisteanach
  • cisten
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