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Where does “coc” come from?

coc (Old English) comes from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną.

coc (Old English): a cook

Definitions

  1. a cook

Ancestry of “coc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “coc”

  • cook
  • cooking
  • cooked
  • biscuits
  • biscuit
  • precocious
  • cookery
  • apricot
  • cooker
  • cookbook
  • precocity
  • quitter
  • Cookson
  • cookware
  • cookout
  • cookhouse
  • precociously
  • cookstove
  • biscotti
  • overcook
  • pastrycook
  • precooked
  • cooktop
  • charcuterie
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