Etymology Explorer › Middle IrishWhere 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 cistenach traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English kitchen Step Language Word Meaning 1 Middle English kitchen — 2 Old English cycen Alternative form of cyċene; Alternative form of... 3 Old English cyċene kitchen 4 Proto-West Germanic kukinā kitchen 5 Latin cocīna kitchen 6 Latin coquīna cooking; art of cookery 7 Latin coquīnus cook's 8 Latin coquus A cook; person who makes food 9 Latin coquō to cook; prepare food 10 English Cook A placename 11 German kochen to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... 12 Middle High German kochen to cook 13 Old High German kohhōn to cook 14 Proto-Germanic kukōną to cook 15 Latin coquere second-person singular future passive indicative... 16 Proto-Italic kʷekʷō to cook 17 Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti to be cooking; to ripen 18 Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- to cook; to ripen 19 Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- —
via Middle English kichene Step Language Word Meaning 1 Middle English kichene A kitchen; room for food preparation 2 Old English cyċen — 3 Proto-Germanic kukinō kitchen
via Middle English kuchen Step Language Word Meaning 1 Middle English kuchen —
Words derived from “cistenach”