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Where does “cuire” come from?

cuire (Old French) comes from Late Latin coco, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną, from Proto-Germanic kukaz — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

cuire (Old French): to cook

Definitions

  1. to cook

Ancestry of “cuire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincoco—
2Latincoquō—
3EnglishCook—
4Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
5Middle High Germankochento cook
6Old High Germankohhōnto cook
7Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
8Proto-Germanickukazcook
9LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
10Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
11Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us
12Proto-Italic-os—
13Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “cuire”

  • biscuits
  • biscuit
  • quitter
  • charcuterie
  • bisket
  • quittor
  • Triscuit
  • biscuity
  • biscuitroot
  • biscuitlike
  • cuntbiscuit
  • Weet-Bix
  • Biscuitgate
  • biscuiteer
  • biscuitless
  • nonquitter
  • charcutería
  • biscuit
  • бисквит
  • surcuire
  • biscuit
  • cuiter
  • cuites
  • cuite
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